The Working Caste.
American Prospect, The, May, 2001 by PLATT, LEAH
For many countries, foreign workers seem to make economic sense. But will they ever belong?
Tel Aviv's city bus number four runs down Allenby Street through the heart of secular Israel's glittering urban showcase. Just visible in one direction is the crowded Mediterranean coast, dotted with international hotels and frolicking sunbathers. A few blocks in the other direction are the cafes and boutiques of Dizengoff Street. As the bus pulls southward and heads farther inland, the scene out the window becomes seedier and, in a country not known for its clean streets, even dirtier. ...
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