University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2005 Immigrant Vulnerability in High-Risk Industry: A Socio- Occupational Examination of Counties with Large Meatpacking Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Mary Patricia Everist University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Everist, Mary Patricia, "Immigrant Vulnerability in High-Risk Industry: A Socio-Occupational Examination of Counties with Large Meatpacking Plants in Iowa and Nebraska" (2005). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2872 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Immigrant Vulnerability in High-Risk Industry: A Socio-Occupational Examination of Counties with Large Meatpacking Plants in Iowa and Nebraska by Mary Patricia Everist A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Geography College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Jayajit Chakraborty, Ph.D. M. Martin Bosman, Ph.D. Pratyusha Basu, Ph.D. Date of Approval: April 1, 2005 Keywords: Hispanics, migration, meat industry, environment ©Copyright 2005, Mary Patricia Everist Acknowledgments This research is the culmination of knowledge gained from a series of graduate geography seminars on contemporary social and geo-political issues. It is also a collaborative effort insofar as many people, including USF staff, colleagues, co-workers, family, and friends, have contributed their time and support toward its success.