The Politics, Economics, and Culture of Mexican-U.S. Migration: Both Sides of the Border

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 6-6
Somos Americanos: Mexican Immigration and U.S. National Identity in the Twenty-first Century....Pages 9-24
Mexican Mestizo Identity in the Twenty-first Century....Pages 25-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
The Other Side of the Migration Story: Mexican Women in the United States....Pages 39-61
From Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in Mexico to Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in the United States....Pages 63-90
Sending Money Home: The Dynamics of Mexico-U.S. Remittances....Pages 91-106
The Impact of NAFTA on the Mexican-U.S. Border Region....Pages 107-132
Transnational Social Networks and International Trade....Pages 133-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Beyond Border Crossing and Soulless Places: The Role of Mexico’s Northern Border Cities in the Construction of Transnational Social Spaces....Pages 149-162
Changing Representations of the Border....Pages 163-175
Boundaries in Border Films: The Other as Our Redemption....Pages 177-188
Baldwin Park: Historical Narratives and American Identities....Pages 189-199
Textual Representations of the Border and Border Crossers: Constructing Latino Enemies in the New York Times ....Pages 201-213
Mexican Immigration and the Question of Identity in the United States....Pages 215-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Immigration and the 2006 U.S. Midterm Elections....Pages 233-256
Immigration, Social Policy, and Politics in the United States....Pages 257-270
From the Margin to the Middle? The Origin, Transformation, and Direction of the Minutemen....Pages 271-294
Migrants, Votes, and the 2006 Mexican Presidential Election....Pages 295-304
Sovereignty along el Río Bravo/the Rio Grande: Changes in U.S. Immigration Law and Mexican Foreign Relations Law....Pages 305-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-323