The politics, economics, and culture of Mexican-U.S. migration : both sides of the border

Images And Accounts Of The Mexican--us Migration Process And The Border Region Abound. Representations Of Border Crossers, Plans For The Construction Of A Security Fence, The Shifting Economic Relationship Between The Us And Its Southern Neighbors, And The Changing Character Of The Rio Grande Area Have Played A Pivotal Role In Shaping Contemporary Political Discourse. The Politics, Economics, And Culture Of Mexican-us Migration, Which Has Attracted Contributors From Four Different Countries, Offers Multidisciplinary And Interdisciplinary Evaluations Of These Developments. It Also Considers The Impact Of Migration In Both The Us And Mexico. Some Of The Contributions Are Case-studies, While Others Have A Broad 'survey' Character. All Place The Current Debate About Migration And The Changing Nature Of The North American Continent Within Its Wider Context In A Way That Is Of Relevance And Interest To Both The Specialist And The More General Reader. Somos Americanos : Mexican Immigration And Us National Identity In The Twenty-first Century / Carl Pedersen -- Mexican Mestiz Identity In The Twenty-first Century / Helene Balslev Clausen -- The Other Side Of The Migration Story : Mexican Women In The United States / Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo, Maria Adela Angoa Perez, And Selene Gaspar Olvera -- From Precarious, Low-paying Jobs In Mexico To Precarious, Low-paying Jobs In The United States / Elaine Levine -- Sending Money Home : The Dynamics Of Mexico-us Remittances / Mario Villarreal And Megan Davy -- The Impact Of Nafta On The Mexican-us Border Region / Elena Labastida-tovar -- Transnational Social Networks And International Trade / Magdalena Barros Nock -- Beyond Border Crossing And Soulless Places : The Role Of Mexico's Northern Border Cities In The Construction Of Transnational Social Spaces / Cristobal Mendoza -- Changing Representations Of The Border / Mario Alberto Velazquez -- Boundaries In Border Films - The Other As Our Redemption / Jan Gustafsson -- Baldwin Park, Historical Narratives And American Identities / Anne Magnussen -- Textual Representations Of The Border And Border-crossers : Constructing Latino Enemies In The New York Times / Ken Henriksen -- Mexican Immigration And The Question Of Identity In The United States / Raphael Gomez -- Immigration And The 2006 U.s. Midterm Elections / Edward Ashbee -- Immigration, Social Policy, And Politics In The United States / Alex Waddan -- From The Margin To The Middle? The Origin, Transformation, And Direction Of The Minutemen / Pia Moller -- Migrants, Votes, And The 2006 Mexican Presidential Elections / Helene Balslev Clausen And Mario Alberto Velazquez -- Sovereignty Along El Rio Bravo/the Rio Grande : Changes In Us Immigration Law And Mexican Foreign Relations Law / Ernesto Hernandez-lopez. Edited By Edward Ashbee, Helene Balslev Clausen, And Carl Pedersen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 8 Introduction......Page 12 Part I: American Identities......Page 18 1 Somos Americanos: Mexican Immigration and U.S. National Identity in the Twenty-first Century......Page 20 2 Mexican Mestizo Identity in the Twenty-first Century......Page 36 Part II: Capital and Labor......Page 48 3 The Other Side of the Migration Story: Mexican Women in the United States......Page 50 4 From Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in Mexico to Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in the United States......Page 74 5 Sending Money Home: The Dynamics of Mexico-U.S. Remittances......Page 102 6 The Impact of NAFTA on the Mexican-U.S. Border Region......Page 118 7 Transnational Social Networks and International Trade......Page 144 Part III: The Border Region......Page 158 8 Beyond Border Crossing and Soulless Places: The Role of Mexico’s Northern Border Cities in the Construction of Transnational Social Spaces......Page 160 9 Changing Representations of the Border......Page 174 10 Boundaries in Border Films: The Other as Our Redemption......Page 188 11 Baldwin Park: Historical Narratives and American Identities......Page 200 12 Textual Representations of the Border and Border Crossers: Constructing Latino Enemies in the New York Times......Page 212 13 Mexican Immigration and the Question of Identity in the United States......Page 226 Part IV: Politics and Public Policy......Page 242 14 Immigration and the 2006 U.S. Midterm Elections......Page 244 15 Immigration, Social Policy, and Politics in the United States......Page 268 16 From the Margin to the Middle? The Origin, Transformation, and Direction of the Minutemen......Page 282 17 Migrants, Votes, and the 2006 Mexican Presidential Election......Page 306 18 Sovereignty along el Río Bravo/the Rio Grande: Changes in U.S. Immigration Law and Mexican Foreign Relations Law......Page 316 Contributors......Page 328 H......Page 332 S......Page 333 Z......Page 334 Somos Americanos : Mexican immigration and US national identity in the twenty-first century / Carl Pedersen -- Mexican mestiz identity in the twenty-first century capital and labor / Helene Balslev Clausen -- The other side of the migration story : Mexican women in the US / Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo, Maria Adela Angoa Perez, and Selene Gaspar Olvera -- From precarious, low-paying jobs in Mexico to precarious, low-paying jobs in the United States / Elaine Levine -- Sending money home : the dynamics of Mexico-US remittances / Mario Villarreal and Megan Davy -- The impact of NAFTA on the Mexican-US border region / Elena Labastida-Tovar -- Transnational social networks and international trade : the border region / Magdalena Barros Nock -- Beyond border crossing and soulless places : the role of Mexico's northern border cities in the construction of transnational social spaces / Cristobal Mendoza -- Changing representations of the border / Mario Alberto Velazquez -- Boundaries in border films - the other as "our" redemption / Jan Gustafsson -- Baldwin Park, historical narratives and American identities / Anne Magnussen -- Textual representations of the border and border-crossers : constructing latino enemies in the New York Times / Ken Henriksen -- Mexican immigration and the question of identity in the United states politics and public policy / Raphael Gomez -- Immigration and the 2006 US mid-term elections / Edward Ashbee -- Immigration, social policy, and politics in the US / Alex Waddan -- From the margin to the middle? The origin, transformation, and direction of the minutemen / Pia Moller -- Migrants, votes, and the 2006 Mexican presidential elections / Helene Balslev Clausen and Mario Alberto Velazquez -- Sovereignty along El Rio Bravo/The Rio Grande : changes in US immigration law and Mexican foreign relations law / Ernesto Hernandez-Lopez Images and accounts of the Mexican - US migration process and the border region abound. Representations of border crossers, plans for the construction of a security fence, the shifting economic relationship between the US and its southern neighbors, and the changing character of the Rio Grande area have played a pivotal role in shaping contemporary political discourse. The Politics, Economics, and Culture of Mexican-US Migration, which has attracted contributors from four different countries, offers multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary evaluations of these developments. It also considers the impact of migration in both the US and Mexico. Some of the contributions are case-studies, while others have a broad'survey'character. All place the current debate about migration and the changing nature of the north American continent within its wider context in a way that is of relevance and interest to both the specialist and the more general reader.