They never come back : a story of undocumented workers from Mexico / Frans J. Schryer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schryer, Frans J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers, Mexican--United States--Social conditions.

Foreign workers, Mexican.

Foreign workers, Mexican--United States--Economic conditions.

Noncitizens--United States--Social conditions.

Noncitizens.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

United States.

Noncitizens--United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

viii, 160 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca ; London : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2014.

Summary:

For Mexicans on both sides of the border, the migrant experience has changed significantly over the past two decades. In They Never Come Back, Frans J. Schryer draws on the experiences of indigenous people from a region in the Mexican state of Guerrero to explore the impact of this transformation on the lives of migrants. Schryer finds that the most pressing issue facing undocumented workers is not that they are unable to earn enough money but, rather, that they are living in a state of ongoing uncertainty and will never be able to achieve their full potential. Schryer offers a nuanced understanding of the predicaments undocumented workers face and the importance of the ongoing debate around immigration policy. Book jacket.

Contents:

What happened to the Mexican miracle?

Struggling to get ahead

No one lives there

I feel sorry for them

It used to be easy to cross the border

In the U.S. all you do is work

For me it is about the same

Mexicans are good workers

We can never hang out with our friends

You are only sent back if you're bad

We must carry on our ancestors' traditions

I don't have much in common with my cousin

The system is broken

Final remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780801453144

0801453143

9780801479618

0801479614

OCLC:

875404358