Running the Border Gauntlet - The Mexican Migrant Controversy (Hardcover)

This concise and cogent history of the Mexico/U.S. border conflict analyzes the acts that led to the current U.S. policy and its effects on immigration. Although immigration and the U.S./Mexico border are perennial election issues, few Americans are aware of the long history of racial, political, religious, and class conflict that have resulted in America's contentious immigration policies. Running the Border Gauntlet traces this complex history, examining events that eventually led to the forceful annexation of the majority of Mexico under the pretense of Manifest Destiny and that contribute to tensions between the two nations today. The story begins with religious discord between Protestants and Catholics and continues through the development of an economy based on slave labor, the annexation of Texas, the Mexican Revolution, the Bracero Program, NAFTA, and the "war on drugs." Among other revelations, the book challenges the long-held myths of the Texas revolution and the heroic role of the Texas Rangers and documents a continuing disregard for the welfare of indigenous populations. Drawing on all that went before, it explains not only the how and why of current U.S. immigration policy, but also its often-devastating effects on migrant workers. Primary source documents include presidential papers, treaties, UN reports, and more Presents a chronology of major events in both the United States and Mexico over time Provides three maps of Texas prior to the creation of the Texas Republic Includes a comprehensive bibliography across academic disciplines

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	May 2010
Authors:	Laurence Armand French
Dimensions:	167 x 242 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-38212-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-313-38212-3
Barcode:	9780313382123

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