North from Mexico: the Spanish-Speaking People of the United States, 3rd Edition: The Spanish-Speaking People of the United States

This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work __North From Mexico__. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. • Provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the changing demographics of the Mexican immigrant population in the United States • Analyzes the major trends in U.S. immigration, including anti-immigrant policies, issues facing the unauthorized immigrant population, and the development of the immigrant rights movement • Examines the complex interrelationship between Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans and the U.S. political system • Covers important recent topics such as anti-immigration movements, language debates like Prop 227 and other anti-immigrant legislation that address the education of Spanish speakers, cultural developments and art of Mexican Americans, and the changing economic outlook for Mexican immigrants • Offers the latest information on the complex interrelationship between Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans Cover page Halftitle page Title page Copyright page Dedication Contents Foreword Introduction to the Third Edition by Alma M. García Introduction 1 In Spanish Saddlebags 1. The Spanish Prologue 2. Footnote to the Prologue 3. The Play-in-Prose 4. The Climate of Spain 2 The Fantasy Heritage 1. The Man on the White Horse 2. The Birth of a Legend 3. De Anza Doesn't Live Here Any More 3 The Fan of Settlement 1. "Sunshine, Silence, and Adobe" 2. The Forgotten Link 3. Lands of the Spanish-Speaking 4. Mexico Is Not Europe 5. The Border of the Borderlands. 4 Heart of the Borderlands1. A Lost World 2. The People 3. The Flowering of New Mexico 4. After the Conquest 5 The Broken Border 1. Pimeria Alta 2. The Tejanos 3. The Californios 4. Lost Provinces 6 "Not Counting Mexicans" 1. Los Diablos Tejanos 2. Alas! The Alamo 3. The Mexican-American War 4. Slaves and Peons 5. "Red Robber of the Rio Grande" 6. "The Dead-Line of Sheriffs" 7. The Salt War 8. Open Season on Mexicans 7 Gringos and Greasers 1. The Bloodless Conquest 2. The Ghost of Father Martínez 3. Disturbance in Socorro 4. The Don System 5. The Buffer State. 6. The Lynching of Juanita7. Birth of a Stereotype 8 The Heritage of theSouthwest 1. Mr. Marshall's Chispa 2. Comstock's Mistake 3. The Vermilion Cave 4. Anglo-Saxon Law and Order 5. Apaches and Copper 6. Homage to the Churro 7. Los Pastores 8. From Gregorio de Villalobos 9. "Ten Gallon Hats" 10. Cortez Had a Brand 11. A Drop of Water 9 The Borderlands Are Invaded 1. Spanish Trails, American Rails 2. Life in a Boxcar 3. Cotton in Texas 4. Cotton Moves West 5. Vitamins and Mexicans 6. Coyotes and Man-Snatchers 7. Los Betabeleros 8. In Midwest Industries. 9. The Balance Sheet10 The Second Defeat 1. The Myth of Docility 2. The Honeymoon Is Over 3. The Gallup Incident 4. In the Copper Mines 5. La Niña de Cabora 6. The Forty Blonde Babies 7. The Battle of Cananea 8. "The Wearers of the Red" 11 "The Mexican Problem" 1. The Structure of the Problem 2. The Buffer Group 3. The Conflict in Cultures 4. The Pattern of Employment 5. The Colonia Complex 6. The Northern Settlements 7. Que Maravilla! 12 The Pattern of Violence 1. The Case of Sleepy Lagoon 2. Captain Ayres: Anthropologist 3. Plotting a Riot 4. The Origin of Pachuquismo. 13 Blood on the Pavements1. The Taxicab Brigade 2. Operation "Dixie" 3. When The Devil Is Sick . . . 4. The Strange Case of the Silk Panties 5. The Politics of Prejudice 14 The War Years 1. Joe Martinez and Company 2. A Tear for José Davilla 3. Across the Border 4. Los Braceros 5. The Counterpoint of Migration 6. Good Neighbors and Band Music 15 After a Hundred Years 1. A Beginning Is Made 2. Grassroots Democracy 3. The Westminster Case 4. "Utilizable Cultural Residues" 5. From De Anza to Juan López 16 "One and Together" 1. By Any Other Name 2. Words That Fit. This Single-volume Book Provides Students, Educators, And Politicians With An Update To The Classic Carey Mcwilliams Work North From Mexico. It Provides Up-to-date Information On The Chicano Experience And The Emergent Social Dynamics In The United States As A Result Of Mexican Immigration. Provides Readers With An In-depth Understanding Of The Changing Demographics Of The Mexican Immigrant Population In The United States. Analyzes The Major Trends In U.s. Immigration, Including Anti-immigrant Policies, Issues Facing The Unauthorized Immigrant Population, And The Development Of The Immigrant Rights Movement. Examines The Complex Interrelationship Between Mexican Immigrants And Later Generations Of U.s.-born Mexican Americans And The U.s. Political System. Covers Important Recent Topics Such As Anti-immigration Movements, Language Debates Like Prop 227 And Other Anti-immigrant Legislation That Address The Education Of Spanish Speakers, Cultural Developments And Art Of Mexican Americans, And The Changing Economic Outlook For Mexican Immigrants. Offers The Latest Information On The Complex Interrelationship Between Mexican Immigrants And Later Generations Of U.s.-born Mexican Americans-- I. In Spanish Saddlebags -- Ii. The Fantasy Heritage -- Iii. The Fan Of Settlement -- Iv. Heart Of The Borderlands -- V. The Broken Border -- Vi. Not Counting Mexicans -- Vii. Gringos And Greasers -- Viii. The Heritage Of The Southwest -- Ix. The Borderlands Are Invaded -- X. The Second Defeat -- Xi. The Mexican Problem -- Xii. The Pattern Of Violence -- Xiii. Blood On The Pavements -- Xiv. The War Years -- Xv. After A Hundred Years -- Xvi. One And Together -- Xvii. Chicano Leadership And Organization / By Matt S. Meier -- Xviii. Politics, Education, And Culture / By Matt S. Meier -- Xix. North From Mexico / By Matt S. Meier -- Xx. A Demographic Profile Of The Mexican Born Population In The United States / By Alma M. García -- Xxi. Still Coming North From Mexico : Constraints And Contestations / By Alma M. García -- Xxii. Mexican Immigrants In A Changing Society / By Alma M. García -- Epilogue / By Alma M. García -- Acknowledgments To The New Edition / By Alma M. García -- Additional Notes On Sources / By Matt S. Meier. By Carey Mcwilliams ; Second Edition Updated By Matt. S. Meier ; Third Edition Updated By Alma M. García ; Foreword By Mario T. García. This Book Is Also Available On The World Wide Web As An Ebook--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration.Carey McWilliam's North From Mexico, first published in 1948, is a classic survey of Chicano history. Now fully updated by Alma M. García to cover the period from 1990 to the present, McWilliams's quintessential book explores all aspects of Chicano/a experiences in the United States, including employment, family, immigration policy, language issues, and other cultural, political, and social issues. The volume builds on the landmark work and also provides relevant up-to-date content to the 1990 edition revised by Matt S. Meier, which added coverage of the key period in Chicano history from the postwar period through to the late 1980s.As the largest group of immigrants in the United States, representing more than a quarter of foreign-born individuals in the United States, Mexican immigrants have had and will continue to have a tremendous impact on the culture and society of the United States as a whole. This freshly updated edition of North from Mexico addresses the changing demographic trends within Mexican immigrant communities and their implications for the country; analyzes key immigration policies such as the Immigration Act of 1990 and California's Proposition 187, with specific emphasis on the political mobilization that has developed within Mexican American immigrant communities; and describes the development of immigration reform as well as community organizations and electoral politics.The book contains new chapters that examine recent trends in Mexican immigration to the United States and identify the impact on politics and society of Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans. The appendices provide readers and researchers with current immigration figures and information regarding today's socieconomic conditions for Mexican Americans. Carey McWilliams's North From Mexico, first published in 1948, is a classic survey of Chicano history. Now fully updated by Alma M. García to cover the period from 1990 to the present, McWilliams's quintessential book explores all aspects of Chicano/a experiences in the United States, including employment, family, immigration policy, language issues, and other cultural, political, and social issues. The volume builds on the landmark work and also provides relevant up-to-date content to the 1990 edition revised by Matt S. Meier, which added coverage of the key period in Chicano history from the postwar period through to the late 1980s. As the largest group of immigrants in the United States, representing more than a quarter of foreign-born individuals in the United States, Mexican immigrants have had and will continue to have a tremendous impact on the culture and society of the United States as a whole. This freshly updated edition of North from Mexico addresses the changing demographic trends within Mexican immigrant communities and their implications for the country; analyzes key immigration policies such as the Immigration Act of 1990 and California's Proposition 187, with specific emphasis on the political mobilization that has developed within Mexican American immigrant communities; and describes the development of immigration reform as well as community organizations and electoral politics. The book contains new chapters that examine recent trends in Mexican immigration to the United States and identify the impact on politics and society of Mexican immigrants and later generations of U.S.-born Mexican Americans. The appendices provide readers and researchers with current immigration figures and information regarding today's socieconomic conditions for Mexican Americans. Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the Third Edition by Alma M. García; Introduction; 1 In Spanish Saddlebags; 1. The Spanish Prologue; 2. Footnote to the Prologue; 3. The Play-in-Prose; 4. The Climate of Spain; 2 The Fantasy Heritage; 1. The Man on the White Horse; 2. The Birth of a Legend; 3. De Anza Doesn't Live Here Any More; 3 The Fan of Settlement; 1. "Sunshine, Silence, and Adobe"; 2. The Forgotten Link; 3. Lands of the Spanish-Speaking; 4. Mexico Is Not Europe; 5. The Border of the Borderlands.;This classic survey of Chicano history provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Now fully updated to cover the period from 1990 to the present, it explores all aspects of Chicano/a experiences in the United States, including employment, family, immigration policy, language issues, and other cultural, political, and social issues.