This book examines the socioeconomic links among farm employment, immigration, and welfare use not only within California's Central Valley, but also along the state's Central Coast and in its southern regions. Using U.S. Census data and information collected from extensive community-level site visits, the authors find that immigration, largely from rural Mexico, is changing the face of rural California, increasing levels of population, poverty, and public service demands. The authors caution that upward mobility among these immigrant workers may be limited and that recent legislative changes are reducing the public resources available to help newcomers adjust, just as the number of immigrants is increasing.
- ISBN10 0877666709
- ISBN13 9780877666707
- Publish Date 1 October 1997
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 1 May 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University Press of America
- Format Paperback
- Pages 109
- Language English