Undocumented household help on bottom rung – They toil in shadows, often for little, at times subject to abuse
Tagged: deportationPosted on: November 12th, 2007
In the debate over illegal immigration, they are virtually unheard, unseen: the hundreds of thousands of foreign-born women, many of them in the U.S. unlawfully, who work in America’s homes as nannies, cooks and housekeepers, changing diapers and scrubbing floors.
They are jobs of last resort for those with few other options.
The lucky ones earn decent wages, and build a promising future for their families.
The less fortunate, isolated and apprehensive, suffer a dismaying array of abuses – from exploitively low wages to sexual harassment. Some are forced to sleep in closets; others are threatened with deportation if they complain about overwork. “*
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Top Stories
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