Organization forms and social representation of Brazilians migrants in the United States

Authors

  • Janaina de Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32760/1984-1736/REDD/2011.v4i1.5041

Keywords:

Labor illegal immigrant, US-Mexico border, Cultural assimilation, The organization of Brazilians in Boston,

Abstract

This article emphasizes the difficulties that migrants undocumented find theycross the Mexico-United States border, especially after September 11. Another problem foundamong these workers in this country is an adaptation from a small cultural assimilation -language – and integration in this culture of knowledge and consumption. The United Statesreceives immigrant labors to perform activities that Americans refuse to perform and thesesservices are called as dirty, however, the Congress of some states as Arizona moved toopposite toward in which illegal immigrants expected, they passed laws that criminalize asemployer as the illegal workers.