Author
Colker; Ruth
Year
1998
Publisher
NYU Press
Language
English
Pages
27
Last Update
13-Jan-2026
Keywords
Law
Isabelle Dumont, a legal immigrant to the United States from Haiti, works for the Bayer family. In return for taking care of their children while they are at work each day (from at least 8 A.M. until 6 P.M.), she is paid $250 per week. When the family goes on vacation, she has her own (unpaid) vacation. Because she is not a U.S. citizen, Isabelle is not eligible for Medicaid, and she cannot afford private health insurance on her modest wages. Isabelle brings her own daughter, Medina, to work with her each day and finds it exhausting to juggle the...
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