Reimagining the Immigrant: The Accommodation of Mexican Immigrants in Rural America

Reimagining the Immigrant examines integrative practices by residents towards Mexican immigrants in a small farm town in California. Bolstered by ethnographic detail, Haley describes the complex interaction between the farm labor market, migration, and settlement alternatives available to farm workers. This groundbreaking book sheds light on the coexisting practices of discrimination and accommodation and the ways in which immigrants and established residents reimagine ethnic identity in a more positive light.