Working in the Shadows : A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do (Paperback)

from Meggo

What does it mean to work in fields predominantly staffed by either illegal or recent immigrants? In some cases, exploitation, in others, discrimination, in others, abuse, and in some, respect and dignity. None of the jobs investigated by Thompson were lucrative, and some were illegally low payin...

from Sullywriter

Thompspon offers a revealing look into the working lives and conditions of immigrant labor in the United States. In the immersion journalism style of such authors as Barbara Ehrenreich, Thompson goes undercover for one year, working in several different industries that rely on undocumented worker...

from SandraDoran

After reading Gabriel Thompson, you will never eat a salad again without an acute consciousness of what it took for you to enjoy the luxury. This opened a whole new door for me, connecting me with the unseen hands that pick my fruits and vegetables, plunge their hands into ice-water all day long ...

from charlierb3

About: Thompson works jobs normally held by immigrants. He picks lettuce, works in a poultry plant and delivers food via bike Pros: Well written, good premise. Cons: His "sum-up" at the end and call for more light to be shed on normally ignored workers is a bit skimpy. Grade: B

from jasoncomely

Easily one of the best books I've read so far this year, but also one of the most disturbing.