Irregular Migration and Invisible Welfare [electronic resource] /
Ambrosini, M.author.
Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: Irregular Immigration Between Political Rejection and Practical Tolerance -- 2. Reasons and Dynamics of Irregular Immigration -- 3. Families in Trouble and Demand for Care Services: The Formation of an Invisible Welfare and the Contribution of Migrants -- 4. Surviving Underground: Resources and Practices of Irregular Migrants in the Care Sector -- 5. Across Borders: Care Work and Family Life -- 6. Conclusion: As the Dreaded Illegal Immigrants Become Deserving Care-Workers.
Social policy.
Aging.
Emigration and immigration.
Political sociology.
Social justice.
Human rights.
Welfare state.
Social Policy.
Aging.
Migration.
Political Sociology.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Politics of the Welfare State.