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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Laurence, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexicans--United States.

Mexicans.

Mexico--Emigration and immigration.

Mexico.

Mexico--Relations--United States.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

United States--Relations--Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216010227

9780313382130

0313382131

OCLC:

651599491