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Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA

Date

2010

Authors

Ronald L. Mize and Alicia C. S. Swards

Abstract

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. (Google Books)

Place published

Toronto

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Notes

Ronald L. Mize and Alicia C.S. Swords.

24 cm.

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Economic sectors

Agriculture and horticulture workers

Content types

Policy analysis

Target groups

Researchers and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

America - North, Canada, United States, Ontario, Alberta, México, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, and Nova Scotia

Spheres of activity

Sociology

Languages

English