Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Migrant Workers Harm Low-Skilled American Workers Eric A. Ruark Matthew Graham 11
2 Migrant Workers Do Not Harm Low-Skilled American Workers Michael A. Clemens 22
3 Migrant Workers and American Workers Face the Same Problems Saket Soni 29
4 Migrant Workers and America's Harvest of Shame Ralph Nader 33
5 Migrant Child Farmworkers Are Exploited Arturo Conde 37
6 Some Working Conditions of Migrant Farmworkers Have Improved Barry Estabrook 42
7 Immigration Reform Will Protect American Workers Adriana Kngler Patrick Oakford 50
8 Immigration Reform Will Harm American Workers Peter Kirsanow 65
9 Why Upping the Minimum Wage Requires Immigration Reform Daniel Altman 69
10 Immigration Reform Is Required to Protect the Agricultural Industry Tay Wiles 73
11 Agricultural Firms Should Raise Wages and Not Rely on Migrant Workers Craig Gurian 78
12 Highly Skilled Foreign Workers Are Needed in the United States: American Immigration Council 82
13 There Is No Shortage of Highly Skilled Foreign Workers in the US Jonathon Moseley 91
14 Migrants' Cash Keeps Flowing Home Miriam Jordan 97
15 Migrant Workers' Remittances May Not Help Their Home Country's Economy Aurelien Kruse Chandan Sapkota 102
Organizations to Contact 107
Bibliography 112
Index 116
