LEADER 03560nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910778576903321 005 20230721023013.0 010 $a0-292-79918-7 024 7 $a10.7560/719750 035 $a(CKB)1000000000805778 035 $a(OCoLC)460958840 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10331717 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216705 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11197738 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216705 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198010 035 $a(PQKB)10013002 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443425 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2387 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443425 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10331717 035 $a(DE-B1597)588507 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292799189 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000805778 100 $a20081204d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe other side of the fence$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican migrants in Mexico /$fSheila Croucher 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71975-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : reversing the lens -- Southern pulls and northern pushes -- High-tech migrants : technology and transterritoriality -- Waving the red, white, and azul : the transnational politics of Americans in Mexico -- "They love us here!" : privileged belonging in a global world -- Rethinking the fence. 330 $aA growing number of Americans, many of them retirees, are migrating to Mexico's beach resorts, border towns, and picturesque heartland. While considerable attention has been paid to Mexicans who immigrate to the U.S., the reverse scenario receives little scrutiny. Shifting the traditional lens of North American migration, The Other Side of the Fence takes a fascinating look at a demographic trend that presents significant implications for the United States and Mexico. The first in-depth account of this trend, Sheila Croucher's study describes the cultural, economic, and political lives of these migrants of privilege. Focusing primarily on two towns, San Miguel de Allende in the mountains and Ajijic along the shores of Lake Chapala, Croucher depicts the surprising similarities between immigrant populations on both sides of the border. Few Americans living in Mexico are fluent in the language of their new land, and most continue to practice the culture and celebrate the national holidays of their homeland, maintaining close political, economic, and social ties to the United States while making political demands on Mexico, where they reside. Accessible, timely, and brimming with eye-opening, often ironic, findings, The Other Side of the Fence brings an important perspective to borderlands debates. 606 $aAmericans$zMexico$vCase studies 606 $aImmigrants$zMexico$vCase studies 606 $aTransnationalism$vCase studies 607 $aMexico$xEmigration and immigration$vCase studies 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$vCase studies 615 0$aAmericans 615 0$aImmigrants 615 0$aTransnationalism 676 $a304.8/72073 700 $aCroucher$b Sheila L$01570213 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778576903321 996 $aThe other side of the fence$93843695 997 $aUNINA