Beyond Borders

A History of Mexican Migration to the United States

Timothy J. Henderson

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781405194303, 9781405194297
• eBook ISBN: 9781444394955
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Latin American & Caribbean History
• Index: History

Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day.

• Considers the issues from the perspectives of both the United States and Mexico
• Offers a reasoned assessment of the factors that drive Mexican immigration, explains why so many of the policies enacted in Washington have only worsened the problem, and suggests what policy options might prove more effective
• Argues that the problem of Mexican immigration can only be solved if Mexico and the United States work together to reduce the disequilibrium that propels Mexican immigrants to the United States

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title page
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• List of Figures
• Series Editor’s Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Epigraphs
• Introduction
• 1 Beginnings
• 2 Restriction, Depression, and Deportation
• 3 The Bracero Era
• 4 Illegal Immigration and Response
• 5 Free Trade and Homeland Security
• Epilogue and Conclusion
• Further Reading
• Index