Coming to Miami: the Domestic Impact of the Crisis in Argentina


 

Publication Date: March 2003

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Bruce J. Yudewitz

Research Area: Culture and religion; Population and demographics

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Immigration; Social Services

Type: Report

Coverage: Florida

Abstract:

Over the past three years, nearly 3,000 Jews from Argentina—few with automatic legal status or permission to work—have settled in Miami. The greatest challenge for professionals is to find the balance between conflicting values, approaches, and communal objectives, as well as between deliberative planning and immediate response. Another challenge is to protect our agencies from being construed as abetting people who are here illegally.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.79 no.2-3, Winter-Spring 2002-2003.