RT Article
T1 Strong-Arming Exploitable Labor: The State and Immigrant Workers in the Post-Katrina Gulf Coast
JF Social justice
VO 35
IS 4
SP 33
OP 50
A1 Redwood, Loren K.
LA English
YR 2008
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747156671
AB A study examined the shift in the poor and working class demographic in the southern U.S. from a primarily African-American-based workforce to a sizable population of Latino/a immigrants, particularly in light of the reconstruction of the region following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Data were obtained from primary scholarly works and from secondary sources, including newspapers, legal briefs, government reports, and briefing papers published by human rights agencies. Findings suggested that the redevelopment of the Deep South was tantamount to state-sponsored exploitation of immigrant workers. Findings indicated that the influx of Latino/a workers resulted in increased racial tension between native-born African-Americans and whites against newly arrived immigrant populations from Mexico, Central America, and other parts of the U.S. Findings are discussed in detail.
K1 Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
K1 Southern States -- Race relations
K1 Construction industry employees
K1 Demographic change
K1 Labor laws
K1 Government Policy
K1 Foreign workers
K1 Hurricane Katrina, 2005
K1 Latin American foreign workers
K1 Labor
K1 Economics
K1 Exploitation
K1 Employment
K1 Latin Americans
K1 Race relations in the United States
K1 Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Reconstruction
K1 Foreign workers -- United States
K1 Hurricane Rita, 2005
K1 Building repair