| Description |
1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-311) and index. |
| 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.-- Provided by publisher. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2021. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2021. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Universidad Sergio Arboleda. |
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Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity.
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Mexican Americans -- Ethnic identity. |
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Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
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Mexico. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
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United States. |
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Mexico -- Economic conditions -- 1918-
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1918- |
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Mexico -- Social conditions -- 1970-
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1970- |
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Government policy. |
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Foreign workers, Mexican -- United States -- History.
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Foreign workers, Mexican. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1918 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Untold story of Mexican migration |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Minian, Ana Raquel, 1983- Undocumented lives. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018 9780674737037 (DLC) 2017039421 (OCoLC)1002826245 |
| ISBN |
9780674919969 (electronic book) |
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0674919963 (electronic book) |
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9780674737037 (hardcover) |
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0674737032 (hardcover) |
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2017039421 |
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