“By the Time We Get to Arizona”

Year for Search
2014
Secondary Title
Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Society
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The story is set in and around a new town that straddles the border between Mexico and Arizona where some workers are welcomed on short term contracts for tech jobs that, if they prove themselves fit, can earn longer contracts and admission to the U.S. The story focuses on just what “fit” means.

Pagination
74-94 with notes on 94-97
Published Date

2014

Publisher
William Morrow
Place Published
New York
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ISBN Number
978-0-06-220469-1
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2014 Ashby, Madeline (b. 1983). “By the Time We Get to Arizona.” Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Society. Ed. Ed Finn and Kathryn Cramer (New York: William Morrow, 2014), 74-94 with notes on 94-97. NNU

The story is set in and around a new town that straddles the border between Mexico and Arizona where some workers are welcomed on short term contracts for tech jobs that, if they prove themselves fit, can earn longer contracts and admission to the U.S. The story focuses on just what “fit” means. The female author immigrated from the U.S. to Canada in 2006.

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Author Note

The female author (b. 1983) immigrated from the U.S. to Canada in 2006