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UNINA9910457103403321 |
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Autore |
Hing Bill Ong |
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Titolo |
Ethical borders [[electronic resource] ] : NAFTA, globalization, and Mexican migration / / Bill Ong Hing |
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Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-85061-8 |
1-59213-926-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Foreign workers, Mexican - United States |
Mexicans - Employment - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Emigration and immigration |
Mexico Emigration and immigration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The NAFTA effect -- Revolutionary Mexico : a brief economic and political history -- Canadian stability and responsibility -- The European Union strategy -- Celtic tiger : the Irish example -- The failed enforcement approach : "there ain't no reason to treat them like animals" -- Contemplating North American integration and other alternatives -- Epilogue: the ethical border : thinking outside the (big) box. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In his topical new book, Ethical Borders, Bill Ong Hing asks, why do undocumented immigrants from Mexico continue to enter the United States and, what would discourage this surreptitious traffic? An expert on immigration law and policy, Hing examines the relationship between NAFTA, globalization, and undocumented migration, and he considers the policy options for controlling immigration. He develops an ethical rationale for opening up the U.S./Mexican border, as well as improving conditions in Mexico so that its citizens would have little incentive to migrate. In |
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