About the Book:The H-2 program, originally based in Florida, is the longest running labor-importation program in the country. Over the course of a quarter-century of research, Griffith studied rural labor processes and their national and international effects. In this book, he examines the socioeconomic effects of the H-2 program on both the areas where the laborers work and the areas they are from, and, taking a uniquely humanitarian stance, he considers the effects of the program on the laborers themselves.Table of Contents: ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Out of FloridaIntroduction: In the State with the Prettiest Name1.Alleged Shortages at Home, Certain Surpluses Abroad: North American Temporary Worker Programs2.Occupations Abandoned, Workers Displaced: Seasonal Labor Before and After H-2Part II: Jamaican Experiences, 198120013.From Beauty to Truth4.Aspects of the Machete5.Guests as Hosts: Jamaicans in the Tourist IndustryPart III: Mexican Experiences, 198820036.When Owls Die, Ellos Nos Hierieron7.Bodies on Hold: Gender and H-2Conclusion: Lasting FirstsReferencesIndex