Run for the Border : Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings /

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Mexico and the United States exist in a symbiotic relationship: Mexico frequently provides the United States with cheap labour, illegal goods, and, for criminal offenders, a refuge from the law. In turn, the U.S. offers Mexican labourers the American dream: the possibility of a better livelihood thr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bender, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Diplomatic relations.
Fugitives from justice.
Emigration and immigration law.
Emigration and immigration.
Border security.
LAW > Emigration & Immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Securite frontaliere > Region frontaliere mexicano-americaine.
Fugitifs recherches par la justice > États-Unis.
Fugitifs recherches par la justice > Mexique.
Border security > Mexican-American Border Region.
Emigration and immigration law > Mexico.
Fugitives from justice > United States.
Fugitives from justice > Mexico.
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
United States.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Mexico.
Mexique > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Mexique.
Region frontaliere mexicano-americaine > Émigration et immigration.
Mexico > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Mexico.
Mexican-American Border Region > Emigration and immigration.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Running for the border to escape justice
  • pt. 2. Economic motivations for southbound border runs
  • pt. 3. Illicit motivations for southbound border runs
  • pt. 4. Economic motivations for northbound border runs
  • pt. 5. A framework for comprehensive border reform.

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