TY - BOOK ID - 134667212 TI - Consuming Mexican Labor : From the Bracero Program to NAFTA AU - Mize, Ronald AU - Swords, Alicia PY - 2011 SN - 1442604093 1442601590 1442601574 1442601582 PB - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, DB - UniCat KW - Foreign workers, Mexican KW - Mexicans KW - Employment KW - Social conditions. KW - Civil rights KW - United States KW - Mexico KW - Emigration and immigration KW - Government policy. KW - Emigration and immigration. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134667212 AB - "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."--Pub. desc. ER -