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Language, Immigration and Labor

Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
By:E. DuBord
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137301017
eText ISBN:9781137301024
Edition:0
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations.