Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction: Earthquakes and Volcanoes along the South Texas Border 1
6. 1. Traditional Health Care Practices (with Cristina De Juana) 17
7. 2. Other Cultural Beliefs and Practices (with Ana Leos and María Isabel Ayala) 51
8. 3. Displaced Workers (with Priti Verma) 84
9. 4. Undocumented Workers (with Alberto Rodriguez) 114
10. 5. Immigration Enforcement Issues (with Cristina De Juana) 138
11. 6. Drug Smuggling (with Lupe Treviño) 164
12. 7. Property Crime (Shoplifting and Auto Theft) along the Border (with Jesse Garcia and Hector Garcia) 190
13. 8. American Lives, Mexican Justice (with Juan José Bustamante) 215
14. 9. Dropping Out (with John Cavazos) 242
15. Conclusion 273
16. Appendix A. Borderlife Research Projects Utilized in This Volume 291
17. Appendix B. Student Interviewers Whose Ethnographic Accounts Are Included in This Book 293
18. Notes 297
19. Glossary 323
20. Bibliography 325
21. Index 343