Migra! - A History of the U.s. Border Patrol

Zusatztext “If you had to choose one book as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra!  . . . The story that emerges in Migra! is surprisingly complex and nuanced. It was enlightening to learn that we have been doing the same dance around these issues for almost 100 years.” Informationen zum Autor Kelly Lytle Hernández is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. Klappentext “ Migra! is the first and only substantive history of the U.S. Border Patrol. Hernandez breaks new ground in this deeply researched account of its formation and development.”—George Sanchez, author of Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945 Zusammenfassung Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Map of the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Introduction Part One: Formation 1. The Early Years of the U.S. Border Patrol 2. A Sanctuary of Violence: The U.S. Border Patrol in the Greater Texas-Mexico Borderlands 3. The California-Arizona Borderlands 4. Mexico's Labor Emigrants! America's Illegal Immigrants: The Rise of Mexican Emigration Control Part Two: Transformation 5. A New Beginning: World War II and the U.S. Border Patrol 6. The Corridors of Migration Control 7. Uprising: A Farmers' Rebellion Part Three: Operation Wetback and Beyond 8. The Triumphs of {apos}54 9. "The Day of the Wetback Is Over": Migration Control and Crime Control in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Hernandez Kelly Lytle, Kelly Lytle Hernandez
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2010
• EAN: 9780520266414
• ISBN: 978-0-520-26641-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: American Crossroads; American Crossroads
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Migration, immigration and emigration, Police & security services, Police and security services