Consuming Mexican labor
Subtitle: from the Bracero Program to NAFTA
By: Ronald L. Mize and Alicia C.S. Swords
Contributors: Swords, Alicia C.S., 1974-
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781442601574; 9781442601581
Subjects: Émigration et immigration; Government policy; Travail; Conditions sociales; Employment; Civil rights; Travailleurs étrangers mexicains; Politique gouvernementale; Mexicans; Droit; Mexican Foreign workers; Emigration and immigration; Social conditions; Mexicains
Description: "Mexican migration to the United States and Canada is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans, and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new social problem. The history of Mexican labor migration to the United States, from the Bracero Program (1942-1964) to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), suggests that Mexicans have been actively encouraged to migrate northward when labor markets are in short supply, only to be turned back during economic downturns. In this timely book, Mize and Swords dissect the social relations that define how corporations, consumers, and states involve Mexican immigrant laborers in the politics of production and consumption. The result is a comprehensive and contemporary look at the increasingly important role that Mexican immigrants play in the North American economy."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-272) and index.

Issued also in electronic format.