Winner of the 2011 ALLA Book Award honorable mention!
Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Networkis an ethnography of undocumented immigrants who work as busboys at a Chicago-area restaurant. Ruth Gomberg-Mu?oz introduces readers to the Lions, ten friends from Mexico committed to improving their fortunes and the lives of their families. Set in and around Il Vino, a restaurant that could stand in for many places that employ undocumented workers,Labor and Legalityreveals the faces behind the war being waged over illegal aliens in America. Gomberg-Mu?oz focuses on how undocumented workers develop a wide range of social strategies to cultivate financial security, nurture emotional well-being, and promote their dignity and self-esteem. She also reviews the political and historical circumstances of undocumented migration, with an emphasis on post-1970 socioeconomic and political conditions in the United States and Mexico.
Labor and Legalityis one of several volumes in theIssues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropologyseries, which examines the experiences of individual communities in our contemporary world. Each volume offers a brief and engaging exploration of a particular issue arising from globalization and its cultural, political, and economic effects on certain peoples or groups. Ideal for introductory anthropology courses-and as supplements for a variety of upper-level courses-these texts seamlessly combine portraits of an interconnected and globalized world with narratives that emphasize the agency of their subjects.
Preface Introduction Chapter One: Meet the Lions A Dog's Life: Luis I Want Respect at My Job: Rene Meet the Lions The Lions Il Vino Buono What Does a Busboy Do? How Do The Lions Compare to Other Groups of Workers? Chapter Two: Why is There Undocumented Migration?
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