Village of Immigrants - 9780813599205

Village of ImmigrantsLatinos in an Emerging America\nAuthor(s): Diana R. Gordon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813599205, 978-0813599205\nSynopsis\nGreenport, New York, a village on the North Fork of Long Island, has become an exemplar of a little-noted national trend-immigrants spreading beyond the big coastal cities, driving much of rural population growth nationally. In Village of Immigrants, Diana R. Gordon illustrates how small-town America has been revitalized by the arrival of these immigrants in Greenport, where she lives.\n Greenport today boasts a population that is one-third Hispanic. Gordon contends that these immigrants have effectively saved the towns economy by taking low-skill jobs, increasing the tax base, filling local schools, and patronizing local businesses. Greenports seaside beauty still attracts summer tourists, but it is only with the support of the local Latino workforce.