Annotated bibliography

Annotated bibliography

John Bowe, Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the Global Economy (New York: Random House, 2007).

In this eye-opening look at the contemporary American scourge of labor abuse and outright slavery, journalist and author Bowe visits locations in Florida, Oklahoma and the U.S.-owned Pacific island of Saipan, where slavery cases have been brought to light as recently as 2006. There, he talks to affected workers, providing many moving and appalling first-hand accounts. This book deserves the attention of anyone living, working and consuming in America.

Kim Bobo et al., “For Your Were Once a Stranger: Immigration in the U.S. Through the Lens of Faith,” Interfaith Worker Justice, 2007

This 112 page study-guide provides the foundation for facilitating extensive discussion and analysis of immigration issues today from a faith perspective. It includes dozens of resource materials and educational activities for congregations.

Erik Camayd-Freixas, “The Translator's Perspective: an Inside Account of the Biggest ICE Raid in History,” AlterNet,

An interpreter struggles with his conscience after a massive immigration raid in Iowa.

Daniel Groody, CSC, “A Theology of Immigration” Notre Dame Magazine, October 2004

This article by Fr. Daniel Groody, CSC contains excellent reflections on Scripture and his own experience as a priest familiar with the situation of immigrants.

Rob Paral and Associates, “The Unemployment and Immigration Disconnect: Untying the Knot,” Immigration Policy Center,

With Congress once again poised to consider comprehensive immigration reform, a key question confronting lawmakers is to what extent immigration and unemployment are related. Opponents of immigration reform frequently argue that immigrants “take” jobs away from many native-born workers, especially during economic hard times. Yet an analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau clearly reveals that this is not the case. In fact, there is little apparent relationship between recent immigration and unemployment rates at the regional, state, or county level.

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor, “I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me: A Pastoral Letter on the Human Rights of Immigrants” Diocese of Little Rock,

The purpose of “I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me …” is to teach briefly, but authoritatively, the biblical and theological principles that are the indispensable foundation on which any just and humane approach to immigration must be built. These principles are then applied to the current reality of immigration and immigration law in the United States. This pastoral letter does not propose specific ...