The Politics, Economics, and Culture of Mexican-US Migration

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Edward Ashbee, Helene Balslev Clausen, Carl Pedersen

      Pages 1-5

3. American Identities

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Somos Americanos: Mexican Immigration and U.S. National Identity in the Twenty-first Century

      • Carl Pedersen

      Pages 9-24

   3. Mexican Mestizo Identity in the Twenty-first Century

      • Helene Balslev Clausen

      Pages 25-36

4. Capital and Labor

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. The Other Side of the Migration Story: Mexican Women in the United States

      • Silvia E. Giorguli Saucedo, María Adela Angoa Pérez, Selene Gaspar Olvera

      Pages 39-61

   3. From Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in Mexico to Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in the United States

      • Elaine Levine

      Pages 63-90

   4. Sending Money Home: The Dynamics of Mexico-U.S. Remittances

      • Mario Villarreal, Megan Davy

      Pages 91-106

   5. The Impact of NAFTA on the Mexican-U.S. Border Region

      • Elena Labastida-Tovar

      Pages 107-132

   6. Transnational Social Networks and International Trade

      • Magdalena Barros Nock

      Pages 133-146

5. The Border Region

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Beyond Border Crossing and Soulless Places: The Role of Mexico’s Northern Border Cities in the Construction of Transnational Social Spaces

      • Cristóbal Mendoza

      Pages 149-162

   3. Changing Representations of the Border

      • Mario Alberto Velázquez

      Pages 163-175

   4. Boundaries in Border Films: The Other as Our Redemption

      • Jan Gustafsson

      Pages 177-188

   5. Baldwin Park: Historical Narratives and American Identities

      • Anne Magnussen

      Pages 189-199

   6. Textual Representations of the Border and Border Crossers: Constructing Latino Enemies in the New York Times

      • Ken Henriksen

      Pages 201-213

   7. Mexican Immigration and the Question of Identity in the United States

      • Rafael Goméz

      Pages 215-229

6. Politics and Public Policy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231

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   2. Immigration and the 2006 U.S. Midterm Elections

      • Edward Ashbee

      Pages 233-256

Images and accounts of the Mexican - US migration process and the border region abound. Representations of border crossers, plans for the construction of a security fence, the shifting economic relationship between the US and its southern neighbors, and the changing character of the Rio Grande area have played a pivotal role in shaping contemporary political discourse. The Politics, Economics, and Culture of Mexican-US Migration, which has attracted contributors from four different countries, offers multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary evaluations of these developments. It also considers the impact of migration in both the US and Mexico. Some of the contributions are case-studies, while others have a broad 'survey' character. All place the current debate about migration and the changing nature of the north American continent within its wider context in a way that is of relevance and interest to both the specialist and the more general reader.

• culture
• identity
• immigration
• migration
• national identity
• Policy
• social policy
• sovereignty
• transformation

Edward Ashbee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business and Politics at Copenhagen Business School.

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