Unofficial sister cities: Meatpacking labor migration between Villachuato, Mexico, and Marshalltown, Iowa
Unofficial sister cities: Meatpacking labor migration between Villachuato, Mexico, and Marshalltown, Iowa
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DOI：
10.17730/humo.61.4.8xhdfg6jggqccb2c
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发表时间：
2002-12-01
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
Woodrick, AC
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作者：
Grey, MA;Woodrick, AC
爱荷华州马歇尔镇的肉类加工厂严重依赖一个墨西哥社区的生产工人。不仅这种植物对这些移民产生了依赖，而且这些移民、他们的家庭和他们的家乡在经济和社会上也依赖于这种植物。这种共生关系的结果是在马歇尔敦和墨西哥的维拉丘托之间建立了非正式的“姐妹城市”关系。本文探讨了这种关系的出现及其对两个群体的影响。它还探讨了对依赖跨国移民劳工的中西部农村社区未来的一些影响。
The meatpacking plant in Marshalltown, Iowa, is heavily dependent on production workers from one Mexican community. Not only has this plant developed a dependence on these immigrants, but the migrants, their families, and their home town have become economically and socially dependent on the plant. The result of this symbiotic relationship is the establishment of an unofficial "sister city" relationship between Marshalltown and Villachuato, Mexico. This article explores the emergence of this relationship and its consequences for both communities. It also explores some of the implications for the future of rural midwestern communities that depend on transnational migrant labor.