Women, migration, and domestic work on the Texas-Mexico border / Christina Mendoza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendoza, Christina, 1975-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans: recent immigration and American society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women foreign workers--Mexican-American Border Region.

Women foreign workers.

Women household employees--Mexican-American Border Region.

Women household employees.

Foreign workers, Mexican--United States.

Foreign workers, Mexican.

Mexican-American Border Region--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Mexican-American Border Region.

Mexican-American Border Region--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mendoza examines cross-border migration by Mexican women, who live in Mexico and work in domestic service in the U.S.. She finds that multiple factors such as age, financial stability, and previous work experience draw women to "migrate" across the border daily. In addition, gender, social class, and nationality transform the spaces they encounter crossing the border. These spaces shape the reception and the perception of their status as migrants. The legality of cross-border domestic workers fluctuates and is complicated by the "safe" and "risky" spaces they inhabit on their journey. Finally,

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Women's Migration and Domestic Service; CHAPTER 2: Listening to Border Women; CHAPTER 3: Becoming a Cross-Border Worker; CHAPTER 4: Cross-Border Migration; CHAPTER 5: Culture, Class and Comida; CHAPTER 6: Migration Without Settlement; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326814

1593326815

OCLC:

818819063