Run for the Border: Vice and Virtue in U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings

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Index | 221 Abortion, 81–82, 83, 180–81 Acapulco, 65, 75 Agriculture, 86, 100, 101, 122, 123–25, 147, 154, 174 Alcohol: bootlegging, 91–94; minimum drinking age, 54–55, 64, 178, 180; Prohibition , 53–54, 57–63, 91–94, 163–64, 178; youth tourism, 64–67 Argentina, 167 Bandidos, 14–15, 18, 19 Birthrate, 183 Birthright citizenship, 116 Borderblasters, 50–51 Borderline, 107 Border Town, 12, 91, 95, 185n4 Born in East L.A., 129, 133 Bracero Program, 123–25 Brinkley, John R., 50–51 Broncho Billy’s Redemption, 11 Buchanan, Patrick, 116, 134 Calderón, Felipe, 25, 28, 105, 109, 146, 150 Cancer treatment, 82 Cancún, 24, 35, 37; Americanization, 68–69; pedophiles, 75; youth drinking, 65–67 Chapman, Duane “Dog,” 9, 20–21 The Chase, 12 Chávez, César, 125 Child labor, 44 Child pornography, 77–78 Chinese Exclusion Act, 118 Ciudad Juárez: bootlegging, 92–94; drug violence, 94, 109–10; femicide, 45; maquiladoras, 46; Mexican divorce, 79–80; Prohibition-era, 59–61; prostitution , 72; smuggling of consumer goods, 48; World War II, 63 Clinton, Hilary, 110 Cocaine, 98–99, 101, 104–5, 167 Colombia, 86, 98, 100–101, 108, 167, 171 Confederates, 13–14 Corruption: drug trafficking, 98, 102, 106, 112, 113; economic aid, 156; immigration , 133; maquiladoras, 46; Prohibition era, 93 Cortez, Gregorio, 15 Cowboy’s Baby, 11 Cowboys del Amor, 81 The Crossing, 107 Death penalty, 21–23 Divorce, Mexican, 79–81 Drugs: comparative drug use, 103–4; decriminalization in Mexico, 54, 139, 166–67; draconian enforcement, 164–65; drug cartels, 86; effect on immigration , 137–38; effect on tourism, 36, 65, 67, 88; pharmaceuticals, 82–83; reform proposal, 167–71; trafficking, 86, 95–113; violence, 50, 88, 109–13, 155, 170–71 Eastbound and Down, 88 Economic aid, 153–57, 161, 175–76; impacts of drug violence, 137 El Paso, Texas: bootlegging, 92–93; prostitution , 57, 71–72; tourism, 58, 60 Environmental laws, 46–47, 144 Extradition, 22–25 FM2 Visa, 33 Index 222 | Index FM3 Visa 34–35 FONATUR, 35 The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 74 Fox, Vicente, 25, 104, 109, 113, 135, 153 Fugitives, 9–26; bandido image, 14–15, 18, 19; Confederates, 13–14; extradition , 22–25; fugitive slaves, 13; Mormon polygamists, 14; tribal raids, 16–18 Gadsden Purchase, 18, 118 Gambling, 57, 59, 60, 61–62 The Getaway, 12 Gilchrist, Jim, 115, 135 Goin’ South, 12 Great Depression, 61, 97, 121–22, 125 Hearst, William Randolph, 36, 41–42 Heartbreak Kid, 74 Heroin, 96–97, 167 Immigration: border searches, 216n8; Braceros , 123–25, 126; Chinese, 118–19; draft dodgers to Mexico, 89; European Union model of, 159; Great Depression ousters , 121–22; hippies to Mexico, 89–90; history of labor immigration, 118–38; images of immigrants, 114–17, 142–44; immigration legal policy, 118–30, 136–37, 150; involuntary servitude, 133; involvement of drug cartels, 132–33; Operation Wetback, 125, 151; proposal for reform, 158–62; undocumented immigration, 120, 125, 126–37; virtue of immigrants, 2, 4, 117–18, 130, 147–48, 161–62; wealthy Mexicans, 137–38 Last Picture Show, 72 Las Vegas, 62 Laurean, Cesar, 19, 22, 23 Longo, Christian, 23–24 Loreto, Mexico, 33–35 Losin’ It, 72–73, 80, 83 Luster, Andrew, 20 Maquiladora, 42–50, 175–76 Marijuana, 97–98, 99, 101, 108, 165, 167–69 Mérida Initiative, 110 Methamphetamine, 99, 149, 167 Mexicali, maquiladoras, 46; Prohibitionera , 59; prostitution, 72; smuggling of consumer items, 48 Mexican American War, 16, 17, 89 Mexican Revolution, 41, 173 Minimum wage, 43, 87 Minuteman Project, 135 Mireles, Israel, 19–20, 22 Mormon polygamists, 14 MTV, 65–66 NAFTA, 37, 40, 47–50, 63, 151, 154, 173, 174 Napolitano, Janet, 111 Native Americans, 16–18 Nice Dreams, 112 Night of the Iguana, 65, 80 Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 73 On the Road, 72 Operation Condor, 101 Operation Hard Line, 100 Operation Intercept, 101, 106 Operation Wetback, 125–26, 151 Opium, 95–97 Pedophiles, 75–78 Perot, Ross, 40, 47, 49 Plyler v. Doe, 208n4 Prohibition, 53–54, 57–63, 91–94, 163–64, 178 Proposition 187, 115 Prostitution, 70–74, 149, 180 Puerto Vallarta, 33 Radio stations. See Borderblasters Reagan, Ronald, 127, 143, 155 The Real Cancun, 65 The Real World, 65–66 Reefer Madness, 97 Reséndiz, Àngel Maturino, 20 Restrictive zone, 36–37 Retirees, 28, 31–35; immigration visas to Mexico, 33 Roe v. Wade, 81, 178 Index | 223 San Carlos, Mexico...