ABSTRACT

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 |19 pages

Introduction

Hispanic Immigrants in the New South

chapter |25 pages

Central Virginia

A Promised Land for New Latino Immigrants?

chapter |27 pages

Troubles in the Promised Land

Complex Household Living as a Temporary Survival Strategy in Central Virginia 1

chapter |12 pages

Conclusion

The Promised Land as a Relative Concept