Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy

This incredibly relevant book does an excellent job of explaining decades of immigration and labor policy in an accessible format. It aptly illustrates the juxtaposition between society’s desire for female immigrant labor, and the perceived threat of their fertility and “failure to assimilate,” and the exploitation that enables in labor markets. This book is particularly valuable in examining how increased labor opportunities for white middle class women (without the cultural change that would impact their domestic duties) have come at the expense of black and brown women.