Against the Tide: Immigrants, Day Laborers, and Community in Jupiter, Florida

by Timothy J. Steigenga and Sandra Lazo de la Vega

Across the United States, the issue of immigration has generated rancorous debate and divided communities. Many states and municipalities have passed restrictive legislation that erodes any sense of community. Against the Tide tells the story of Jupiter, Florida, a coastal town of approximately 50,000 that has taken a different path.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Jupiter was in the throes of immigration debates. A decade...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299291049
• ISBN13: 9780299291044
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"