LEADER 03412nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910781388603321 005 20230126204040.0 010 $a1-283-13393-8 010 $a9786613133939 010 $a1-59213-910-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000032958 035 $a(EBL)686226 035 $a(OCoLC)722853561 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000516952 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11346894 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000516952 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10486453 035 $a(PQKB)10173533 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC686226 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13428 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL686226 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10466253 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313393 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000032958 100 $a20100729d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMexican voices of the border region$b[electronic resource] /$fLaura Velasco Ortiz and Oscar F. Contreras ; with translations by Sandra del Castillo 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 225 1 $aVoices of Latin American life 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-908-6 311 $a1-59213-909-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLiving on the agricultural frontier -- Home, sweet industrial home -- Sex without kisses, love with abuse -- A straight-dealing drug trafficker -- An indigenous woman street vendor -- A caregiver commuter -- A border acrobat -- The Mexicali panther -- A young Mexican American -- Guarding the American dream. 330 $aEvery day, 40,000 commuters cross the U.S. Mexico border at Tijuana San Diego to go to work. Untold numbers cross illegally. Since NAFTA was signed into law, the border has become a greater obstacle for people moving between countries. Transnational powers have exerted greater control over the flow of goods, services, information, and people.Mexican Voices of the Border Region examines the flow of people, commercial traffic, and the development of relationships across this border. Through first-person narratives, Laura Velasco Ortiz and Oscar F. Contreras show that since 410 0$aVoices of Latin American life. 606 $aMexicans$zMexican-American Border Region$xSocial conditions 606 $aMexican Americans$zMexican-American Border Region$xSocial conditions 606 $aMexicans$zMexican-American Border Region$xEthnic identity 606 $aMexican Americans$zMexican-American Border Region$xEthnic identity 606 $aSocial ecology$zMexican-American Border Region 607 $aMexican-American Border Region$xSocial conditions 607 $aMexican-American Border Region$xEmigration and immigration$xSocial aspects 615 0$aMexicans$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aMexican Americans$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aMexicans$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aMexican Americans$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aSocial ecology 676 $a972/.1 700 $aVelasco Ortiz$b M. Laura$01462386 701 $aContreras Montellano$b Oscar F$01462387 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781388603321 996 $aMexican voices of the border region$93671373 997 $aUNINA