Open AccessImmigrant labor and the issue of "dirty work" in advanced industrial societies
Author(s) -
Ver M. Briggs
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
population and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1573-7810
pISSN - 0199-0039
DOI - 10.1007/bf01276570
Subject(s) - immigration , developed country , work (physics) , wage , political science , developing country , economic growth , development economics , world war ii , demographic economics , economics , labour economics , population , sociology , engineering , demography , mechanical engineering , law
Trends in the recruitment of unskilled immigrants to fill low-wage jobs in industrialized countries are analyzed for the period since World War II. Reasons for the United States to cease admitting such migrants are outlined. (ANNOTATION)
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