Bibliograph

The world of Mexican migrants, the rock and the hard place, Judith Adler Hellman

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The world of Mexican migrants, the rock and the hard place, Judith Adler Hellman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The world of Mexican migrants

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

163592701

Responsibility statement

Judith Adler Hellman

Sub title

the rock and the hard place

Summary

"Praised as a splendid addition to the literature on the great wave of contemporary immigration from Mexico, The World of Mexican Migrants, by acclaimed author Judith Adler Hellman, provides a perspective on the migration issue that is rooted in the real-life experiences of migrants themselves. Hellman, author of the bestselling, Mexican Lives, takes us deep into the sending communities in Mexico, where we witness the conditions that lead Mexicans to risk their lives crossing the border. We hear harrowing border-crossing accounts and discover how construction workers, restaurant staff, street vendors, factory workers, and bicycle couriers from New York to Los Angeles find jobs and housing, learn English, send their children to school, and live with the constant fear of detection. We see how the intensification of enforcement directed at undocumented migrants has changed their lives and impacted their decisions to remain in the United States or return to their homeland. Drawing on five years of in-depth interviews, Hellman offers a badly needed intimate perspective on Mexican migrants living in the United States"--Back cover

Table Of Contents

The Rock. Beto : those not with us -- Nopal Verde : the life of a town -- San Rafael : a life of cooperation -- Marta : the tyranny of in-laws -- Dolores : "we only speak on Sundays" -- The Journey. Tomás : traveling in style -- Elena : "absolutely still" -- Angel : cat and mouse -- Fernando : "a snake's breakfast" -- The Tucson consulate -- No more deaths -- Shanti and Daniel -- "Walking around, living their lives" -- The Hard Place. Carlos : names and networks -- Sara : "ten words in ten years" -- Francisco : the hardest place -- To Stay or to Return Home. Julio : a quick exit -- Manuel : life after amnesty -- Patricia : weighing the good and the bad

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