Mexico and its diaspora in the United States : policies of emigration since 1848 / / Alexandra Delano.

"In the past two decades, changes in the Mexican government's policies toward the 30 million Mexican migrants living in the United States highlight the importance of the Mexican diaspora in both countries given its size, its economic power, and its growing political participation across bo...

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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:xii, 288 p. :; ill., map.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: engaging the Mexican diaspora
  • 1. The Mexican state's interests: a multi-level analysis
  • 2. The consolidation of the Mexican state and the safety valve of emigration (1848-1942)
  • 3. From the Bracero agreements to delinkage (1942-1982)
  • 4. From a policy of having no policy to a nation beyond Mexico's borders (1982-2000)
  • 5. The migration agreement (2000-2003)
  • 6. Institutionalizing state-diaspora relations (2003-2006)
  • Conclusions: sending states' emigration policies in a context of asymmetric interdependence: limits and possibilities (2006-2010).