Timothy J Henderson

Beyond Borders

A History of Mexican Migration to the United States

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Produktbeschreibung

The issue of undocumented Mexican immigrants evokes constant debate within the spheres of politics, the economy, and the media. However, Mexican immigration to the United States--both legal and illegal--is not a new phenomenon and has been a contentious issue for at least a century. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the conflict from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century until the present day. Viewing the issue from both the Mexican and U.S. perspectives, the author reveals the variety of complex social, economic, and policy shifts that drive migrants across the border. Henderson examines the early relations between the U.S. and Mexico, and also traces the critical events and incentives that contributed to the flow of Mexicans northward: a voracious demand for cheap labor in the U.S. in the early 1900s for railroad building, mining, and farming; changes to U.S. immigration law in the 1920s that restricted migration from Europe, Asia, and Africa; the "bracero" program instituted by the U.S. to fill labor shortages brought about by World War II; and migratory patterns resulting from U.S. policies in the 1960s through to the enactment of NAFTA in 1994. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States provides the reader with a deep appreciation and understanding of a complex issue whose roots are far more intertwined than many realize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781405194297
• ISBN-10: 1405194294
• Artikelnr.: 33802872

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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 to 1990

5. Free Trade and Homeland Security

Epilogue and Conclusion

Rezensionen

"Well researched and documented. Very readable narrative. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 December 2011)"Given all the ranting over Mexican immigration - on bothsides of the issue - it's like a breath of farm-freshair in fall to have a book that quietly and concisely explains howwe got here."
Sam Quinones, author of Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream:True Tales of Mexican Migration

"Beyond Borders delivers on its title by synthesizing acomplex binational history. Highly readable, it is an excellentresource for students, policymakers, and anyone interested inbetter understanding a process that is profoundly important forboth the United States and Mexico."
David FitzGerald, Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations,University of California, San Diego, author of A Nation ofEmigrants: How Mexico Manages its Migration