Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform
“With this book, Marchevsky and Theoharis make a distinct contribution to the welfare reform debate by addressing a topic that has received less attention in the literature, namely how welfare reforms have impacted immigrant.Not Workingis particularly timely as immigrants become more visible as they move to less traditional U.S. regions to find work and the immigration debate rages.”-Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare,“Original and insightful.Not Workingis a powerful book, connecting theories of the state, citizenship, and globalization with first rate ethnography. It is an instant classic and will remain the definitive book on immigrant women and welfare reform for some time.”-Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo,author ofDoméstica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence“This is a scholarly, professional critique of social science research paradigms generally, and poverty knowledge industry and associated applied policy research in particular:”-Choice: Highly recommended,“A smart, engaging, and groundbreaking study that exposes the racist underpinnings of welfare reform. A model of stellar scholarship and a must read for anyone seeking to understand poverty in relation to the meaning of American citizenship today.”-Arlene Davila,author ofBarrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City“This highly significant contribution assures that Latina immigrants will no longer be invisible in scholarly research on welfare reform. This superb ethnography establishes a clear connection to the political, legal, and economic realities that is needed in reassessing the success stories of welfare reform. It should be read by all those concerned with social inequality, poverty, and justice in America.”-Mary Romero,author ofMaid in the U.S.A