Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents xi
4. Tables and Figures xv
5. Contributors xix
6. PART I: Introduction
7. 1. Coherent Connection or Commonplace Contiguity? Theorizing About the California-Mexico Overlap 3
8. 2. Mexico and California: The Paradox of Tolerance and Dedemocratization 34
9. PART II Trends in Mexico: Implications for California
10. 3. Reform, Globalization, and Structural Interdependence: New Economic Ties Between Mexico and California 51
11. 4. The Connection at Its Source: Changing Socioeconomic Conditions and Migration Patterns 66
12. 5. Exporting Conflict: Trans boundary Consequences of Mexican Politics 82
13. 6. California and Mexico: Facing the Pacific Rim 113
14. PART III Mexicans in California
15. 7. Mexicans in Southern California: Societal Enrichment or Wasted Opportunity? 131
16. 8. Mexican Labor in California's Economy: From Rapid Growth to Likely Stability 147
17. 9. Separating Myth from Reality: The Impact of Mexican Immigration on Health and Human Services 164
18. 10. In Search of the American Dream: Obstacles to Latino Educational Achievement 176
19. 11. The Once-and-Future Majority: Latino Politics in Los Angeles 196
20. 12. The Mexican Diaspora in California: Limits and Possibilities for the Mexican Government 221
21. PART IV Conclusions
22. 13. From State to "state" Managing Mexico's California Connection 239
23. 14. Challenges from the South: Enhancing California's Mexico Connection 254
24. Appendixes
25. A. North of the Border: Who Makes What Decisions Where 279
26. B. The California-Mexico Connection in Tables and Figures 289
27. Notes 309
28. Index 353