Migrant workers live in a transnational world that spans the
boundaries of nation-states. Yet for undocumented workers, this
world is complicated by inflexible immigration policies and the
ever-present threat of enforcement. Workers labeled as
“illegals” wrestle with restrictive immigration policies,
evading border patrol and local police as they risk their lives to
achieve economic stability for their families. For this group of
workers, whose lives in the U.S. are largely defined by their
tenuous legal status, the sacrifices they make to get ahead entail
long periods of waiting, extended separation from family, and above
all, tremendous uncertainty around a freedom that many of us take
for granted—everyday mobility. In Milking in the Shadows, Julie
Keller takes an in-depth look at a population of undocumented
migrants working in the American dairy industry to understand the
components of this labor system. This book offers a framework for
understanding the disjuncture between the labor desired by
employers and life as an undocumented worker in America today.
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