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Contents Introduction Breeding Ignorance, Breeding Hatred Chapter 1: Undocumented The New Employable Mother Chapter 2: The Nanny The Bracero Program Revisited Chapter 3: Immigrants and Workfare Emplyable but "Not Employed" Chapter 4: The Global Trade in Filipina Workers Gatekeeping and Housekeeping An Breeding Ignorance, Breeding Hatred In 1994, during one of the worst, but certainly not unprecedented, systematic attacks on immigrants to the United States, immigrants and their allies began sporting T-shirts bearing the face of an indigenous man and the slogan, "Who are you calling illegal, Pilgrim?" reflecting indignation at the ignorant and malicious anti-immigrant sentiments of the day. Specifically, this was in direct response to a campaign that had been brewing for years in policy circles and "citizen" groups, culminating in California state's Proposition 187. The initiative proposed to bar undocumented children from public schools and turn away undocumented students from state colleges and universities. It also proposed to deny the undocumented an array of public benefits and social services, including prenatal and preventive care such as immunizations. While the overt purpose

Author

Grace Chang, Grace Chang

Publisher

South End ; Turnaround

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780896086180

Subjects

Management, Sociology, Science

Rating

4.1 / 5 (82 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13