Close to Slavery : Guestworker Programs in the U. S.

Although Pres. Bush & congressional proposals have called for a program that would bring potentially millions of new ¿guest¿ workers to the U.S., the truth is that the U.S. already has a guestworker program for unskilled laborers -- one that is largely hidden from view because the workers are typically socially & geographically isolated. This report examines how it operates. These workers, though, are not treated like ¿guests.¿ Rather, they are are systematically exploited & abused. Bound to the employers who ¿import¿ them, if guestworkers complain about abuses, they face deportation, blacklisting or other retaliation. Recommendations. Illustrations.Bauer, Mary is the author of 'Close to Slavery : Guestworker Programs in the U. S.', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422315316 and ISBN 1422315312.