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American farmers and railroad companies had to send recruiters deep into
Mexico to find the workers they needed . By 1916 , six weekly trains were running
from Laredo to Los Angeles bringing the workers hired by the recruiting agents .
American farmers and railroad companies had to send recruiters deep into
Mexico to find the workers they needed . By 1916 , six weekly trains were running
from Laredo to Los Angeles bringing the workers hired by the recruiting agents .
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requirement ( about 600 , 000 jobs ) should be opened up to foreign workers .
Allowing immigration for unskilled labour on a more systematic basis would , it
says , help guarantee immigrants the same working conditions and wages
enjoyed ...
requirement ( about 600 , 000 jobs ) should be opened up to foreign workers .
Allowing immigration for unskilled labour on a more systematic basis would , it
says , help guarantee immigrants the same working conditions and wages
enjoyed ...
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In 1991 , the Government announced an amnesty for illegal workers already in
the country . Some 22 , 000 workers offered themselves for voluntary deportation
in return for a tax amnesty and the right to return legally in the future ( 40 per cent
...
In 1991 , the Government announced an amnesty for illegal workers already in
the country . Some 22 , 000 workers offered themselves for voluntary deportation
in return for a tax amnesty and the right to return legally in the future ( 40 per cent
...
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| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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