Trans-border worker citizens: Hemispheric labor and the many faces of citizenship

The essay discusses the world of immigrants and their rights as workers as they cross the border to work. It focuses on a concept of citizenship that is expanded to include the rights of immigrant workers to decent wages and security for their families. By focusing on production, the category of citizenship is broadened to include the constitutional extension of rights to all persons in our jurisdiction. The argument is not for open borders nor for automatic citizenship; rather, it is for an inclusive concept that addresses a global economy that does not recognize borders.