Mexican Voices of the Border Region Mexicans and Mexican Americans Speak about Living along the Wall

Name: Mexican Voices of the Border Region Mexicans and Mexican Americans Speak about Living along the Wall
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ISBN: 9781592139095

ISBN-10: 1592139094

ISBN-13: 9781592139095

Edition: 2011

Authors: Laura Velasco Ortiz, Oscar F. Contreras, Sandra del Castillo

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Every day, 40,000 commuters cross the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana-San Diego to go to work. Untold numbers cross illegally. Since NAFTA was signed into law, The border has become a greater obstacle for people moving between countries. Transnational powers have exerted greater control over the flow of goods, services, information, and people. Mexican Voices of the Border Regionexamines the flow of people, commercial traffic, And The development of relationships across this border. Through first-person narratives, Laura Velasco Ortiz and Oscar F. Contreras show that since NAFTA, Tijuana has become a dynamic and significant place for both nations in terms of jobs and residents. The authors…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 3/18/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Der Autor: Amir Bar-On wurde in Israel geboren. Er studierte Politikwissenschaft und Geschichte an den Universitï¿½ten Haifa und Tï¿½bingen (M.A.).



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Lived Borders



Living on the Agricultural Frontier



Home, Sweet Industrial Home



Sex without Kisses, Love with Abuse



A Straight-Dealing Drug Trafficker



An Indigenous Woman Street Vendor



A Caregiver Commuter



A Border Acrobat



The Mexicali Panther



A Young Mexican American



Guarding the American Dream


Conclusion: Opportunity and Uncertainty


Notes


References


Index