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They never come back, a story of undocumented workers from Mexico, Frans J. Schryer

Label
They never come back, a story of undocumented workers from Mexico, Frans J. Schryer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
They never come back
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
875404358
Responsibility statement
Frans J. Schryer
Sub title
a story of undocumented workers from Mexico
Summary
For Mexicans on both sides of the border, the migrant experience changed significantly during the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first. In this book, the author draws on the experiences of indigenous people from a region in the Mexican state of Guerrero to explore the impact of this transformation on the lives of migrants
Table Of Contents
What happened to the Mexican miracle? -- Struggling to get ahead -- No one lives there -- I feel sorry for them -- It used to be easy to cross the border -- In the U.S. all you do is work -- For me it is about the same -- Mexicans are good workers -- We can never hang out with our friends -- They only send you back if you are bad -- We must carry on our ancestors' traditions -- I don't have much in common with my cousin -- The system is broken
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