Intimate Migrations: Gender, Family, and Illegality among Transnational Mexicans

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Intimate Migrations This page intentionally left blank Intimate Migrations Gender, Family, and Illegality among Transnational Mexicans Deborah A. Boehm a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2012 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Boehm, Deborah A. Intimate migrations : gender, family, and illegality among transnational Mexicans / Debomigrations : gender, family, and illegality among transnational Mexicans / Deborah A. Boehm. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-8983-4 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-0-8147-8985-8 (ebook) ISBN 978-0-8147-8986-5 (ebook) 1. Mexicans — United States — Social conditions. 2. Mexican Americans — Social conditions. 3. Immigrants — United States — Social conditions. 4. Transnationalism. 5. Sex role — United States. 6. Mexican American families. 7. Immigrant families — United States. 8. Illegal aliens — United States. 9. United States — Emigration and immigration — Social aspects. 10. Mexico — Emigration and immigration — Social aspects. I. Title. E184.M5B59 2012 304.8’73072 — dc23 2011043847 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Ava, and in loving memory of my grandmother, Lufteria Gabona Christie Boehm, the first immigrant to tell me her story. This page intentionally left blank ...