Salvadorans in Suburbia Symbiosis and Conflict (Part of the New Immigrants Series)

by Mahler, Sarah J.; Foner, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780205167371
• ISBN10: 0205167373
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-21
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text is part of The New Immigrants Series edited by Nancy Foner. This groundbreaking new series fills the gap in knowledge relating to today's immigrants, how these groups are attempting to redefine their cultures while here, and their contribution to a new and changing America.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Series	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xiii
Suburbia: Models of Creation	xiv
Methodological and Ethical Issues	xxii
Organization of the Book	xxix
Salvadorans in the U.S.---Status in Limbo	1	(22)
Overview of Salvadorans in the United States	3	(5)
Salvadorans' Immigration Status	8	(4)
Obtaining Temporary Legal Status	12	(11)
Salvadorans Flee the Civil War	23	(30)
The Roots of the War	25	(5)
The Impact of the Civil War	30	(17)
Traveling Mojado to the United States	47	(6)
Employment and Economic Symbiosis	53	(26)
Profile of Salvadoran Workers on Long Island	55	(1)
Profile of Salvadorans' Employment Opportunities	56	(6)
Suburban Symbiosis	62	(8)
How Workers Find Jobs	70	(1)
Coping With Mistreatment and Low Wages	71	(3)
Longitudinal Changes in Salvadorans Employment	74	(2)
Conclusion	76	(3)
Daily Life and Challenges	79	(32)
Housing and Household Structure	82	(16)
Community Ties that Bind	98	(4)
Institutional Marginalization: The U.S. Health Care System	102	(1)
Transnational Obligations	103	(2)
Cultural Change among Salvadorans	105	(6)
Acceptance or Resistance? Long Islanders Meet the Newcomers	111	(18)
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: Widespread and Growing	114	(4)
Causes of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment against Salvadorans on Long Island	118	(3)
Will Newcomer Vs. Established Resident Clashes Continue?	121	(2)
Salvadorans' Prospects for the Future	123	(6)
References	129