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Thesis

Noncitizen Immigrant Labor and the Thirteenth Amendment: Challenging Guest Worker Programs

Date

2007-09-27

Authors

Maria L. Ontiveros

Abstract

This article offers a Thirteenth Amendment analysis of "guest worker programs." In these visa programs, non-United States citizens may come to work in the United States for a limited period of time. Under most of these programs, the worker must leave if they get fired or quit. The article offers a historical perspective of agricultural guest worker programs from 1770 through today and concludes that poorly crafted guest worker programs may violate the Thirteenth Amendment.

Number of pages

18

University

University of San Francisco

Academic department

School of Law

Degree

Law

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Content types

Policy analysis and Current Policy

Geographical focuses

United States

Spheres of activity

History and Law

Languages

English