Book Announcement - The New Rural Poverty, by Philip Martin, Michael Fix, and J. Edward Taylor

["Popson, Glenn" <GPopson@ui.urban.org>]

The Urban Institute Press is pleased to announce publication of The New
Rural Poverty: Agriculture and Immigration in California, by Philip Martin,
Michael Fix, and J. Edward Taylor.

Immigration is changing the face of rural America, from Florida to
Washington and from Maine to California. Migrants arrive, many from Mexico,
to fill jobs on farms and in farm-related industries, usually at earnings
below the poverty. Leaders of rural industries are adamant that a steady
influx of foreign workers is necessary for economic survival. But the
integration of these newcomers is uneven: many immigrants achieve some
measure of the American dream, but others find persistent poverty,
overcrowded housing, and crime. The New Rural Poverty examines the effect of
rural immigration on inland agricultural areas in California, farm areas in
coastal California, and meat and poultry processing centers in Delaware and
Iowa. The authors examine the interdependencies between immigrants and
agriculture in the United States, explore the policy challenges and options,
and assess how current proposals for immigration reform will affect rural
America. Visit www.urban.org/pubs/ruralpoverty/ for more information.

The New Rural Poverty: Agriculture and Immigration in California, by Philip
Martin, Michael Fix, and J. Edward Taylor, is available from the Urban
Institute Press (paper, 6" x 9", 121 pages, ISBN 0-87766-729-2, $26.50).
Order online or call (202) 261-5687; toll-free 1-877-847-7377.

Review and examination copies are available to journalists, book reviewers,
and instructors who are considering this title for course use.  Contact
Glenn Popson at gpopson@ui.urban.org; telephone (202) 261-5744.
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