August Tarrier Editors (2 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Armadillo Books, Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.Armadillo Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Near mint condition! An essentially "as new" copy -- crisp, bright, and tight -- with no markings or defects of any kind. Suitable condition for presentation as a gift. (317 pages.) Ships from NC. All paperbacks are sealed in plastic, packed securely with protective cardboard backing, and shipped pro…mptly.
Language: Spanish
Published by New City Community Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 2004
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.Don's Book Store
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 317 Pages. A dual language book with glossy covers and flawless interior text pages.The editors hope that these stories are read by the Anglo community to see into the lives of their Mexican neighbors who are called wetbacks, illegals and aliens. Look carefully you will see p…eople who crossed our southern border with the same dreams as our ancestors that crossed another line -- the Atlantic Ocean years ago also mostly poor people who were ghettoized and struggled with language and hostility from people who considered themselves true Americans. You will see families with the same aspirations for their children as our ancestors had for their children to learn English, get an education, get a good job, and end the cycle of working in sweatshops, agriculture, hotels, and fast food in order to have their own home. You look for welfare cheats but you will find people who are willing to work unbelievably hard for a minimum wage that has not changed since 1997. Some work 70 to 80 hours per week with no overtime pay doing jobs that few Americans will do, to support their families back home and get a foothold on America. These are people who have earned the right for full participation in our society, to be called citizens, and to be reunited with their families. Between four and six million Mexicans live in the United States, and 500,000 more find a way to the United States every year. Why do they leave their homes and families? Seventy-five percent of rural Mexicans live in poverty and the underemployment rate is over 60%. Many who do find jobs are paid a the equivalent of $3.82 per day. A Mexican has to work an entire day for what he can make in 46 minutes in the US. Some argue that free trade has benefited people on both sides of the border, but it has been a disaster for Mexican farmers who cannot compete with the cheap corn, beans, and rice grown on US farms that are subsidized over $3 billion a year by the US government. Every day in Mexico, 60 small farmers go out of business and head for the shantytowns or for the border. The Mexican government, shackled with huge inflation and unemployment rates, does not discourage this exodus. These are the stories of courageous men who leave their families and homes pinning their hopes on rewards for working hard. Jungm Jaeyun - Design (illustrator).
