The Roman Catholic Church and the U.S. labor movement are missing an opportunity to work together to promote the well-being of Latino immigrants, the majority of whom are Catholic. The relationship between the Church and labor has stagnated because the U.S. labor movement (not unlike the Democrat Party) is taking political and social positions on abortion, same sex marriage, and school vouchers that are inimical to Catholic thinking despite the fact that the Church and Latinos immigrants are culturally conservative. Strangers in a Foriegn Land: The Organizing of Catholic Latinos in the U.S. argues that labor groups would enjoy a better relationship with a natural institutional ally by taking no position on these culture war positions. Author George Schultze also takes the position that the Catholic Church should should be taking steps to promote worker-owned cooperatives in the Mondrag-n Cooperative Corporation tradition, which recognizes the beneficial role of free market economies.

"As a Jesuit and former employee of the National Labor Relations Board, George Schultze brings a powerful perspective to his book on union organizing among Latino immigrants....Schultze understands contemporary Mexican-American life and labor quite well." - American Catholic Studies, 2008, Vol.119, No. 1

"Provides a useful overview of an important and frequently overlooked aspect of the US Hispanic community." - Religious Studies Review, March2009