The Politics, Economics, and Culture of

Images and accounts of the Mexican--US migration process and the border region abound. Representations of border crossers, plans for the construction of a security fence, the shifting economic relationship between the US and its southern neighbors, and the changing character of the Rio Grande area have played a pivotal role in shaping contemporary political discourse. The Politics, Economics, and Culture of Mexican-US Migration , which has attracted contributors from four different countries, offers multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary evaluations of these developments. It also considers the impact of migration in both the US and Mexico. Some of the contributions are case-studies, while others have a broad 'survey' character. All place the current debate about migration and the changing nature of the north American continent within its wider context in a way that is of relevance and interest to both the specialist and the more general reader.

Edward Ashbee is Associate Professor at the Center for the Study of the Americas at Copenhagen Business School. His publications include US Politics Today (1998 and 2003), The Bush Administration, Sex and the Moral Agenda (2007), and other studies of the contemporary US political process.

Helene Balslev Clausen is a researcher and lecturer based in Copenhagen. Her publications include surveys of local politics in Mexico, and she is currently concluding a major study of US migrants in a Mexican community.

Carl Pedersen is Associate Professor of American History and Society at the University of Copenhagen, and Adjunct Professor of American Studies at the Center for the Study of the Americas at Copenhagen Business School. He has published widely in the field of American Studies and African American Studies. His most recent book (in Danish) is The Wrong War: The United States and the New World Order (2006).

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
American Identities
Somos Americanos: Mexican Immigration and U.S. National Identity in the Twenty-first Century	p. 9
Mexican Mestizo Identity in the Twenty-first Century	p. 25
Capital and Labor
The Other Side of the Migration Story: Mexican Women in the United States	p. 39
From Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in Mexico to Precarious, Low-paying Jobs in the United States	p. 63
Sending Money Home: The Dynamics of Mexico-U.S. Remittances	p. 91
The Impact of NAFTA on the Mexican-U.S. Border Region	p. 107
Transnational Social Networks and International Trade	p. 133
The Border Region
Beyond Border Crossing and Soulless Places: The Role of Mexico's Northern Border Cities in the Construction of Transnational Social Spaces	p. 149
Changing Representations of the Border	p. 163
Boundaries in Border Films: The Other as Our Redemption	p. 177
Baldwin Park: Historical Narratives and American Identities	p. 189
Textual Representations of the Border and Border Crossers: Constructing Latino Enemies in the New York Times	p. 201
Mexican Immigration and the Question of Identity in the United States	p. 215
Politics and Public Policy
Immigration and the 2006 U.S. Midterm Elections	p. 233
Immigration, Social Policy, and Politics in the United States	p. 257
From the Margin to the Middle? The Origin, Transformation, and Direction of the Minutemen	p. 271
Migrants, Votes, and the 2006 Mexican Presidential Election	p. 295
Sovereignty along el Rio Bravo / the Rio Grande: Changes in U.S. Immigration Law and Mexican Foreign Relations Law	p. 305
Contributors	p. 317
Index	p. 321
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