The Trump Paradox : Migration, Trade, and Racial Politics in US-Mexico Integration

__The Trump Paradox: Migration, Trade, and Racial Politics in US-Mexico Integration__ explores one of the most complex and unequal cross-border relations in the world, in light of both a twenty-first-century political economy and the rise of Donald Trump. Despite the trillion-plus dollar contribution of Latinos to the US GDP, political leaders have paradoxically stirred racial resentment around immigrants just as immigration from Mexico has reached net zero. With a roster of state-of-the-art scholars from both Mexico and the US, __The Trump Paradox__ explores a dilemma for a divided nation such as the US: in order for its economy to continue flourishing, it needs immigrants and trade. Introduction -- How do we explain Trump's paradoxical yet electorally successful use of a false U.S.-Mexico narrative? / Raul Hinojosa, Edward Telles -- What were the paradoxical consequences of militarizing the border with Mexico? / Douglas S. Massey -- How did we get to the current Mexico-U.S. migration system and how might it look in the near future? / Silvia E. Giorgiuli, Claudia Masferrer, Victor M. Garcia-Griego -- Recession vs. removals : Which finished Mexican unauthorized migration? / René Zenteno, Roberto Suro -- How is the health of the Mexican-origin population on both sides of the border affected by policies and attitudes in the United States? / Fernando Riosmena, Hiram Beltran-Sanchez, Megan Reynolds, Justin Vinneau -- What shall be the future for the children of migration? : LASANTI and the educational imperative / Patricia Gándara, Gary Orfield -- What are the policy implications of declining unauthorized immigration from Mexico? / Pia M. Orrenius, Madeline Zavodny -- How does Mexican migration affect the U.S. labor market? / Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown, James D. Bachmeier -- Before and after NAFTA : How are trade and migration policies changing? / Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, Sherman Robinson, Karen Thierfelder -- What is the relationship between U.S.-Mexico migration and trade in agriculture? / Antonio Yunez-Naude, Jorge Mora-Rivera, Yatziry Govea-Vargas -- Is complementarity sustainable in the U.S.-Mexico automotive sector? / Jorge Carrillo -- What policies make sense in a U.S.-Mexico trade deal? / Robert A. Blecker, Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, Isabel Salat -- What is the historical and political context for Trump's nativist appeal? / David Montejano -- How have new Mexico-United States relations affected Mexican nationalism? / Regina Martinez Casas, Rafael Elias López Arrellano -- What are the social consequences of immigrant scapegoating by political elites? / René D. Flores -- How do Latinos respond to anti-immigrant politics? /Gary Segura, Matt Barreto, Angie Gutierrez -- Anti-Immigrant backlash : Is there a path forward? / Zoltan Hajnal Cover The Trump Paradox Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE. THE TRUMP PARADOX 1. How Do We Explain Trump’s Paradoxical Yet Electorally Successful Use of a False US-Mexico Narrative? 2. What Were the Paradoxical Consequences of Militarizing the Border with Mexico? PART TWO. MEXICO-US MIGRATION 3. How Did We Get to the Current Mexico-US Migration System, and How Might It Look in the Near Future? 4. Recession versus Removals: Which Finished Mexican Unauthorized Migration? 5. How Is the Health of the Mexican-Origin Population on Both Sides of the Border Affected by Policies and Attitudes in the United States? 6. What Shall Be the Future for the Children of Migration? LASANTI and the Educational Imperative 7. What Are the Policy Implications of Declining Unauthorized Immigration from Mexico? 8. How Does Mexican Migration Affect the US Labor Market? PART THREE. TRADE INTEGRATION 9. Before and after NAFTA: How Are Trade and Migration Policies Changing? 10. What Is the Relationship between US-Mexico Migration and Trade in Agriculture? 11. Is Complementarity Sustainable in the US-Mexico Automotive Sector? 12. What Policies Make Sense in a US-Mexico Trade Deal? IV. RACIAL POLITICS 13. What Is the Historical and Political Context for Trump’s Nativist Appeal? 14. How Has the New Mexico-US Relationship Affected Mexican Nationalism? 15. What Are the Social Consequences of Immigrant Scapegoating by Political Elites? 16. How Do Latinos Respond to Anti-Immigrant Politics? 17. Anti-Immigrant Backlash: Is There a Path Forward? List of Acronyms Notes Glossary of Key Terms References List of Contributors Index "The Trump Paradox: Migration, Trade and Racial Politics in US-Mexico Relations explores one of the most complex and unequal cross-border relations anywhere in the world, in the light of a twenty-first century political economy generally and the rise of Donald Trump in particular. The book examines current US-Mexico relations through state-of-the-art analysis by scholars from both Mexico and the United States, sometimes working on binational teams. Organized into four sections, the first two chapters frame the trade and migration paradoxes that inform the exploration of these issues in the rest of the book. Politics has paradoxically stirred racial resentment around immigrants just as immigration from Mexico has reached net zero and without consideration for the trillion plus contribution of Latinos to the US GD. Indeed, a dilemma for rich and aging societies like the United States is that for their economies to continue flourishing, they need immigrants"-- Provided by publisher The Trump Paradox: Migration, Trade, and Racial Politics in US-Mexico Integration explores one of the most complex and unequal cross-border relations in the world, in light of both a twenty-first-century political economy and the rise of Donald Trump. Despite the trillion-plus dollar contribution of Latinos to the US GDP, political leaders have paradoxically stirred racial resentment around immigrants just as immigration from Mexico has reached net zero. With a roster of state-of-the-art scholars from both Mexico and the US, The Trump Paradox explores a dilemma for a divided nation such as the US: in order for its economy to continue flourishing, it needs immigrants and trade.