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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806980303321

Autore

French Laurence <1941->

Titolo

Running the border gauntlet : the Mexican migrant controversy / / Laurence Armand French

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-82-16-01022-7

0-313-38213-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Disciplina

973/.046872

Soggetti

Mexicans - United States

Mexico Emigration and immigration

Mexico Relations United States

United States Emigration and immigration

United States Relations Mexico

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I: Historical Antecedents of U.S./Mexico Geopolitics; 1 Introduction: Religion, Race, and Imperialism; 2 Myths and Realities of the Annexation of Texas and the War with Mexico; 3 The History of Border Conflicts and Their Impact on Migration Trends and Policies; Map; Part II: Mexican Migration and Social Issues from 1917 to Present; 4 Labor and Migration Issues: 1917-64; 5 Post-Bracero Migration Trends and Issues; 6 Social and Human Justice Issues; Epilogue; Chronology of Major Events; Notes; Bibliography; A; B; C; Index; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; D; O; P; Q; R

ST; U; V; W; N; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This concise and cogent history of the Mexico/U.S. border conflict analyzes the acts that led to the current U.S. policy and its effects on immigration.