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Newman English 101: Rhetoric 16 September 2013 Statement of Scope for Annotated Bibliography Sacrifice can go a long way in a work environment. Jobs are essential to maintain the minimum to live a life off of what is necessary. In the Gabriel Thompson book, Working in The Shadows, he reveals the unseen settings of work by immigrants who receive insufficient pay for their hours. Although entry level jobs may not be the easiest, migrants continue to apply for these jobs with hopes to do whatever it takes to make money. How much sacrifice toward a job can one allow before abuse takes over? Because of the physically demanding nature of jobs for migrant workers, it's clear that these workers should earn more pay in order to live a substantial life. This essay will explore stressed work conditions jobs require in return for low wages. Some migrant workers have been traumatized by their experience working in farm fields with exhausting conditions against their well-being. I will explain the strategies migrants organize amongst themselves to assure their jobs are kept. Further I will discuss the exact amount of pay workers like these are unfortunately entitled to during jobs that show no sign of raise. In addition to the amount of pay these people receive, I will explore the American view on immigrants working for low wages in the U.S. This selected bibliography includes sources that address work pay, professional abuse, and the after math of migrant jobs. While I have sources on migrant pay I did not include the amounts citizens earn. The Gonzalez and Brennett articles undertake the types of immigrants that enter this country in order to make money from low wage businesses. In addition I would need sources on what type of facilities exactly are requiring people who are willing to give their time in exchange for unsatisfactory earnings. The anonymous and Cesar Chaves articles will break down the factors included in work circumstances immigrants had to deal with. The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration essay discusses contribution families undergo maintain stability while earning illegal pay. Altogether these sources include specific information but not all perspectives on the burden jobs inquire from migrant workers.

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Annotated Bibliography Anonymous. "Dateline Migration: National." Migration World Magazine 1 Jan. 2000: 9. elibrary. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. This source discusses how over 900,000 immigrants enter the US legally or illegally are dealing with illegal low pay at $3 an hour. Fear of deportation strikes against immigrants who receive physical abuse from their bosses or exaggerated working hours ranging from 70 to 80 hours a week. About 150,000 children ages 16 years or younger work the nation's farms facing difficulties while they work including: pesticides, exhaustion, and dehydration. Brennett, Brian Lisa. "Immigration bill would be largest such effort ever attempted." McClatchy - Tribune News Service 17 Apr. 2013: n. page. elibrary. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. Brennett provides information on increased numbers of immigrants flowing into nation field work. He states that Americans see this as a competition for wages as immigrants take their jobs. Then verifies that supporters believe the U.S. economy will improve by bringing unauthorized population to the same state as legal workers. "Cesar Chavez "God Help Us to Be Men!": Delano, California: March 10, 1968." American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People 2001. 2001. eLibrary. Web. 14 Sep. 2013. This source speaks about the difficult life experience Cesar Chavez encountered as a farm worker. Chavez joined a union devoted to nonviolent actions for better wages and working conditions. While in the union he was well known for his speech explaining the reason he overtook a fast for the suffering farm workers who grown in pain and affliction. Gonzalez, Daniel. "Farmers, laborers caught in middle of migrant debate." Arizona Republic [Phoenix, Ariz] 29 July 2013, A1 ed., The Arizona Republic; Republic: n. pag. elibrary.

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Web. 9 Sept. 2013. Gonzalez discusses the stressing hours and pay illegals have to deal with on account of receiving only a temporary visa. He mentions that Rosa Torres age 17, worked picking squash on a farm earning $6,000 a year and several years after found herself a job cleaning office building and received $28,000 a year. The president of Arizona Farm Bureau argues to him that even when wages are higher there aren't many Americans willing to take over farm work. "2 Why people migrate." The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration. 2008. eLibrary. Web. 15 Sep. 2013. This source explains that migration is a family contribution using mutual protection to work. Usually labor migrant workers start off earning less with easier jobs and later find better jobs in richer countries. Immigrants are known to take jobs as janitors in the U.S. to receive $5 an hour from subcontractors who avoid paying social security organizations.