TY - BOOK AU - Laufer,Peter TI - Wetback nation: the case for opening the Mexican-American border SN - 9781566636704 (pbk.) AV - 112 F 786 L373w 2004 U1 - 972/.1 PY - 2004/// CY - Chicago PB - Ivan R. Dee KW - Mexican-American Border Region KW - Región fronteriza mexicana- americana KW - United States KW - Emigration and immigration KW - Government policy KW - Estados Unidos KW - Emigración e inmigración KW - Política gubernamental N1 - "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 ER -