Thirteen: The role of immigration policies in the exploitation of migrant care workers: an ethnographic exploration
This chapter examines the role of the state in shaping the experiences of migrants working in an elderly residential care home. Based on ethnographic data from working alongside numerous care workers employed in an elderly residential care home it argues that immigration policies coerce migrant workers into this sector of employment. A number of stories are presented concerning individual migrants showing how policies bestow rights to migrants depending on their country of origin. It is argued that this is a reflection of older racialised hierarchies. The importance of immigration policies in searching and securing cheap workers for contemporary welfare services is emphasised.
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