Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration

Contents

Contents About the Authors vii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Ghost in the Machine: Interventions in the Mexico-U.S. Immigration System 1 Chapter 2 Principles of Operation: Theories of International Migration 7 Chapter 3 System Assembly: A History of Mexico-U.S. Migration 24 Chapter 4 System Specifications: Empirical Parameters and Constants in the U.S.-Mexican Immigration System, 1965 to 1985 52 Chapter 5 A Wrench in the Works: U.S. Immigration Policies After 1986 73 Chapter 6 Breakdown: Failure in the Post-1986 U.S. Immigration System 105 Chapter 7 Repair Manual: U.S. Immigration Policies for a New Century 142 Appendices 165 References 183 Index 193 ...