TY - GEN T1 - Mexican voices of the border region T2 - Voices of Latin American life. A1 - Velasco Ortiz, M. Laura A2 - Contreras Montellano, Oscar F. LA - English PP - Philadelphia PB - Temple University Press YR - 2011 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn722853561 AB - "Every day, 40,000 commuters cross the U.S. Mexico border at Tijuana San Diego to go to work. Untold numbers cross illegally. Since NAFTA was signed into law, the border has become a greater obstacle for people moving between countries. Transnational powers have exerted greater control over the flow of goods, services, information, and people. "Mexican Voices of the Border Region "examines the flow of people, commercial traffic, and the development of relationships across this border. Through first-person narratives, Laura Velasco Ortiz and Oscar F. Contreras show that since NAFTA, Tijuana has become a dynamic and significant place for both nations in terms of jobs and residents. The authors emphasize that the border itself has different meanings whether one crosses it frequently or not at all. The interviews probe into matters of race, class, gender, ethnicity, place, violence, and political economy as well as the individual's sense of agency." -- OP - 216 CN - F787 .V45 2011eb SN - 9781592139101 SN - 1592139108 SN - 1592139086 SN - 1592139094 SN - 9781592139088 SN - 9781592139095 KW - Mexican-American Border Region : Social conditions. KW - Mexican-American Border Region : Emigration and immigration : Social aspects. KW - Mexicans : Mexican-American Border Region : Social conditions. KW - Mexican Americans : Mexican-American Border Region : Social conditions. KW - Mexicans : Mexican-American Border Region : Ethnic identity. KW - Mexican Americans : Mexican-American Border Region : Ethnic identity. KW - Social ecology : Mexican-American Border Region. KW - Région frontalière mexicano-américaine : Conditions sociales. KW - Région frontalière mexicano-américaine : Émigration et immigration : Aspect social. KW - Mexicains : Région frontalière mexicano-américaine : Conditions sociales. KW - Américains d'origine mexicaine : Région frontalière mexicano-américaine : Conditions sociales. KW - Mexicains : Identité ethnique : Région frontalière mexicano-américaine. KW - Américains d'origine mexicaine : Identité ethnique : Région frontalière mexicano-américaine. KW - Écologie sociale : Région frontalière mexicano-américaine. KW - HISTORY. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : General. KW - Emigration and immigration : Social aspects KW - Mexican Americans : Ethnic identity KW - Mexican Americans : Social conditions KW - Mexicans : Ethnic identity KW - Mexicans : Social conditions KW - Social ecology KW - Social conditions KW - North America : Mexican-American Border Region ER -