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Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA

Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA

Mize, Ronald
Swords, Alicia

Paperback

Immigration & RefugeesLatino StudiesMexican History

ISBN10: 1442601574
ISBN13: 9781442601574
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Oct 15 2010
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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.

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