Wetback nation : the case for opening the Mexican-American border /
Laufer, Peter.
Wetback nation : the case for opening the Mexican-American border / Peter Laufer - Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2004. - xix, 265 p. : ill., maps. ; 23 cm.
"Current Affairs / Politics"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-254) and index.
Illegal alien or Clever New American?-- Still life on the border-- On guard--- Death along for the ride-- A legal view-- What is a border?-- Failed barriers-- Annexing half of Mexico, temporarily...-- Early control of the border-- Before the border control got tough-- An unwelcoming proposition-- Among the vigilantes-- Two-way traffic-- The porous, shifting border-- Crossig the border through the Ether-- The driver's license debate-- Illegal americns-- On the Kentucky border-- Deportation made easier-- One farmer working by the rules-- Who wants the border closed?-- Burden or benefit?-- The road from Chiapas and Chihuahua-- Best friends.
9781566636704 (pbk.) 1566636704 (pbk.) 9781566635926 (alk. paper) 1566635926 (alk. paper)
Mexican-American Border Region
Región fronteriza mexicana- americana
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Estados Unidos--Emigración e inmigración--Política gubernamental
112 F 786 / L373w 2004
972/.1
Wetback nation : the case for opening the Mexican-American border / Peter Laufer - Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2004. - xix, 265 p. : ill., maps. ; 23 cm.
"Current Affairs / Politics"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-254) and index.
Illegal alien or Clever New American?-- Still life on the border-- On guard--- Death along for the ride-- A legal view-- What is a border?-- Failed barriers-- Annexing half of Mexico, temporarily...-- Early control of the border-- Before the border control got tough-- An unwelcoming proposition-- Among the vigilantes-- Two-way traffic-- The porous, shifting border-- Crossig the border through the Ether-- The driver's license debate-- Illegal americns-- On the Kentucky border-- Deportation made easier-- One farmer working by the rules-- Who wants the border closed?-- Burden or benefit?-- The road from Chiapas and Chihuahua-- Best friends.
9781566636704 (pbk.) 1566636704 (pbk.) 9781566635926 (alk. paper) 1566635926 (alk. paper)
Mexican-American Border Region
Región fronteriza mexicana- americana
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Estados Unidos--Emigración e inmigración--Política gubernamental
112 F 786 / L373w 2004
972/.1