Labor

New from IMR: Labor, Well-Being, and Immigration Enforcement

The Summer 2019 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is sorted thematically into three sections. The first section examines immigrant labor and immigration policy, including...

On the Move: Women in Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China

Li Zhang of the University of California, Davis reviews On the Move: Women in Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China by Arianne M. Gaetano and Tamara Jacka. Arianne M. Gaetano and Tamara Jacka explore the impact of migration on the identities,...

The Economics of Migration, Vols. I-IV

Simone Wegge of the College of Staten Island reviews The Economics of Migration, Vols. I-IV by Klaus Zimmermann and Thomas Bauer. Klaus Zimmermann and Thomas Bauer show that in the age of globalization, the importance of migration for the industrialized...

How the Other Half Works: Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor

Phillip Martin of University of California, Davis, reviews How the Other Half Works: Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor by Roger Waldinger and Michael I. Lichter. Roger Waldinger and Michael I. Lichter solve the riddle of America’s contemporary immigration puzzle:...

Promise Unfulfilled: Unions, Immigration, and the Farm Workers

Leah Haus of Vassar College reviews Promise Unfulfilled: Unions, Immigration, and the Farm Workers by Phillip L. Martin. Philip L. Martin describes how in 1975, after vigorous campaigning by the United Farm Workers union, the state of California passed the Agricultural...

The Politics of Migration: Managing Opportunity, Conflict and Change

Alexandra Delano of St. Anthony’s College reviews The Politics of Migration: Managing Opportunity, Conflict and Change by Sarah Spencer. Sarah Spencer explores the opportunities and tensions posed by unprecedented levels of migration and looks at the policy levers that governments must...

Migrants and Immigrants: Between Policy and Reality

Anthony M. Messina of University of Notre Dame reviews Migrants and Immigrants: Between Policy and Reality by Jeroen Doomernik and Hans Knippenberg. Jeroen Doomernik and Hans Knippenberg posit that one of the challenges to present Western welfare states is worldwide population...

Marriage Without Borders: Transnational Spouses in Neoliberal Senegal

María Hernández-Carretero of University of Olso reviews Marriage Without Borders Transnational Spouses in Neoliberal Senegal by Dinah Hannaford. Dinah Hannaford writes a multi-sited study of Senegalese migration and marriage that showcases contemporary changes in kinship practices across the globe engendered by the neoliberal demand for...

Brokering Servitude: Migration and the Politics of Domestic Labor during the Long Nineteenth Century

Stephanie Hinnershitz of Cleveland State University reviews Brokering Servitude: Migration and the Politics of Domestic Labor during the Long Nineteenth Century by Andrew Urban. Andrew Urban offers a history of domestic servants, focusing on how Irish immigrant women, Chinese immigrant men,...

Merchants of Labor: Recruiters and International Labor Migration

David McCollum of University of St Andrews reviews Merchants of Labor: Recruiters and International Labor Migration by Philip Martin. Philip Martin presents merchants of labor as the intermediary recruiters between workers in one country and employers in another. They have a...