Henderson Beyond Borders

A History of Mexican Migration to the United States
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9495-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten, E-Book

Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the UnitedStates details the origins and evolution of the movement ofpeople from Mexico into the United States from the firstsignificant flow across the border at the turn of the twentiethcentury up to the present day.
* Considers the issues from the perspectives of both the UnitedStates and Mexico
* Offers a reasoned assessment of the factors that drive Mexicanimmigration, explains why so many of the policies enacted inWashington have only worsened the problem, and suggests what policyoptions might prove more effective
* Argues that the problem of Mexican immigration can only besolved if Mexico and the United States work together to reduce thedisequilibrium that propels Mexican immigrants to the UnitedStates

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henderson, Timothy J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.
Series Editor's Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Beginnings: 1848-1920.
2. Restriction, Depression, and Deportation: The 1920s and1930s.
3. The Bracero Era: 1942-1964.
4. Illegal Immigration and Response: 1964-1990.
5. Free Trade and Homeland Security: 1990-Present.
Epilogue and Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Timothy J. Henderson is a Professor of History at Auburn University Montgomery. He is the author or editor of several books on Mexican history, including The Mexican Wars for Independence (2009), A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and its War with the United States (2007), The Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics (2002, co-edited with Gilbert M. Joseph), and The Worm in the Wheat: Rosalie Evans and Agrarian Struggle in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of Mexico, 1906-1927 (1998).