عنوان

Undocumented lives :

(Number (ISBN

0674737032

(Number (ISBN

9780674737037

Erroneous ISBN

2017039421

Title Proper

Undocumented lives :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the untold story of Mexican migration /

First Statement of Responsibility

Ana Raquel Minian.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Harvard University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

328 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: From neither here nor there -- An excess of citizens -- "A population without a country" -- The intimate world of migrants -- Normalizing migration -- Supporting the hometown from abroad -- The rights of the people -- A law to curtail undocumented migration -- The cage of gold.

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Text of Note

"In the 1970s the Mexican government acted to alleviate rural unemployment by supporting the migration of able-bodied men. Millions crossed into the United States to find work that would help them survive as well as sustain their families in Mexico. They took low-level positions that few Americans wanted and sent money back to communities that depended on their support. But as U.S. authorities pursued more aggressive anti-immigrant measures, migrants found themselves caught between the economic interests of competing governments. The fruits of their labor were needed in both places, and yet neither country made them feel welcome. Ana Raquel Minian explores this unique chapter in the history of Mexican migration. Undocumented Lives draws on private letters, songs, and oral testimony to recreate the experience of circular migration, which reshaped communities in the United States and Mexico. While migrants could earn for themselves and their families in the U.S., they needed to return to Mexico to reconnect with their homes periodically. Despite crossing the border many times, they managed to belong to communities on both sides of it. Ironically, the U.S. immigration crackdown of the mid-1980s disrupted these flows, forcing many migrants to remain north of the border permanently for fear of not being able to return to work. For them, the United States became known as the jaula de oro--the cage of gold. Undocumented Lives tells the story of Mexicans who have been used and abused by the broader economic and political policies of Mexico and the United States."-- Book jacket.

Parallel Title

Untold story of Mexican migration

Foreign workers, Mexican-- United States-- History.

Mexican Americans-- Ethnic identity.

Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer

Economic history.

Einwanderer

Emigration and immigration-- Economic aspects.

Emigration and immigration-- Government policy.

Foreign workers, Mexican.

Hispanos

Mexican Americans-- Ethnic identity.

Mexikaner

Social conditions.

Mexico, Economic conditions, 1918-

Mexico, Emigration and immigration, Economic aspects.

Mexico, Social conditions, 1970-

United States, Emigration and immigration, Economic aspects.

United States, Emigration and immigration, Government policy.

Mexico.

United States.

USA

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Minian, Ana Raquel,1983-

Date of Transaction

20200822121926.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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