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The Resource Undocumented lives : the untold story of Mexican migration, Ana Raquel Minian

Undocumented lives : the untold story of Mexican migration, Ana Raquel Minian

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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.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
328 pages
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9780674737037
Instance
Label
Undocumented lives : the untold story of Mexican migration
Title
Undocumented lives
Title remainder
the untold story of Mexican migration
Statement of responsibility
Ana Raquel Minian
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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.--
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1983-
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Minian, Ana Raquel
Dewey number
973/.046872
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E184.M5
LC item number
M5496 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mexican Americans
  • Foreign workers, Mexican
  • Mexico
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Mexico
  • United States
Label
Undocumented lives : the untold story of Mexican migration, Ana Raquel Minian
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Publication
Copyright
Bar code
  • 31223134095364
  • 31223125309758
  • 31223134095372
  • 31223134095380
  • 31223134095398
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-311) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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Contents
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
328 pages
Isbn
9780674737037
Lccn
2017039421
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
bro-copy20180327-084
System control number
(OCoLC)1002826245
Label
Undocumented lives : the untold story of Mexican migration, Ana Raquel Minian
Publication
Copyright
Bar code
  • 31223134095364
  • 31223125309758
  • 31223134095372
  • 31223134095380
  • 31223134095398
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-311) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
328 pages
Isbn
9780674737037
Lccn
2017039421
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
bro-copy20180327-084
System control number
(OCoLC)1002826245

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