The Promised Land?

Through analysis of in-depth interviews with seventy-three Hispanic immigrants in Central Virginia, this book offers a rare in-depth look at the views and circumstances of immigrants in a new receiving area. It provides an examination of the new migration trend including an analysis of immigrants' living and working conditions, their family life, and their plans for the future.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Globalization and the Dispersal of Immigrants to Non-Traditional Receiving Areas in the United StatesChapter 2. Central Virginia: A Promised Land for New Latino Immigrants?Chapter 3. Troubles in the Promised Land: Complex Household Living as a Temporary Survival Strategy in Central VirginiaChapter 4. One Step Forward, Two steps Back: Gendered Experiences of Work and Family Life in Central VirginiaChapter 5. Permanent Settlement or a Temporary Stay?: The Future of the Hispanic Community in Central VirginiaChapter 6. The Promised Land As a Relative Concept: Public Policy Concerns for the FutureBibliographyAppendix A