Description: As the U.S. population ages, and as health care needs become more complex, demand for paid care workers in home and institutional settings has increased. Migrants Who Care draws attention to the reserve of immigrant labor that is called upon to meet this need, telling the little-known story of a group of English-speaking West African immigrants who have become central to the U.S. health and long-term care systems.
Review Quotes:
"Timely and beautifully written. . . . Migrants Who Care makes visible immigrants from West Africa who have been largely invisible in the migration literature and who are a growing presence in the United States concentrated in health care. . . . An engaging and well-conceived book."
-- "Social Forces"