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The border crossed us : the case for opening the U.S.-Mexico Border / Justin Akers Chac̤n.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Akers Chacón, Justin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign workers, Mexican--United States.
- Foreign workers, Mexican.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- United States.
- Capitalism--United States.
- Capitalism.
- Unfair labor practices--United States.
- Unfair labor practices.
- Mexican-American Border Region.
- Mexico--Boundaries--United States.
- Mexico.
- Boundaries.
- United States--Boundaries--Mexico.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Mexico--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I Opening Borders in Response to Capitalist Crisis
- 1 The Colonial Origins of Free Trade p. 21
- 2 The Contradictions of Capitalist Development in Postrevolutionary Mexico p. 35
- 3 Mexico within the US Imperialist Orbit p. 59
- 4 The Maquiladorization of Mexico p. 75
- 5 The Burial of the Mexican Revolution p. 85
- 6 A New Generation of Mexican Businessmen p. 103
- 7 Transnational Class Formation p. 119
- Part II The Transnational Working Class
- 8 The North American Model of Labor Exploitation p. 135
- 10 The Maquiladora Strikes of 2019 p. 141
- 11 Transnational Automotive Production and the 2019 GM Strike p. 149
- 12 NAM Transnational Retail and Logistics Operations p. 157
- Part III Immigrant Workers: Unionization vs. Criminalization
- 13 New Union Movement Built out of 1986 Amnesty p. 177
- 14 The Political Construction of Illegality p. 185
- 15 The Deformation of Immigration Politics p. 199
- Part IV Opening the Border through Class Struggle and Solidarity
- 16 The New Movement against Borders p. 209.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-284) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781642594812
- 1642594814
- Publisher Number:
- 40030723821
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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