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5. “It Used to Be Easy to Cross the Border”
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Frans J. Schryer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. What Happened to the Mexican Miracle? 11
- 2. “Struggling to Get Ahead” 26
- 3. “No One Lives There” 41
- 4. “I Feel Sorry for Them” 50
- 5. “It Used to Be Easy to Cross the Border” 59
- 6. “In the United States All You Do Is Work” 70
- 7. “For Me It Is about the Same” 82
- 8. “Mexicans Are Good Workers” 89
- 9. “We Can Never Hang Out with Our Friends” 103
- 10. “They Only Send You Back if You Are Bad” 111
- 11. “We Must Carry On Our Ancestors’ Traditions” 119
- 12. “I Don’t Have Much in Common with My Cousin” 127
- 13. The System Is Broken 135
- Suggested Readings and References 153
- Acknowledgments 159
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
- 1. What Happened to the Mexican Miracle? 11
- 2. “Struggling to Get Ahead” 26
- 3. “No One Lives There” 41
- 4. “I Feel Sorry for Them” 50
- 5. “It Used to Be Easy to Cross the Border” 59
- 6. “In the United States All You Do Is Work” 70
- 7. “For Me It Is about the Same” 82
- 8. “Mexicans Are Good Workers” 89
- 9. “We Can Never Hang Out with Our Friends” 103
- 10. “They Only Send You Back if You Are Bad” 111
- 11. “We Must Carry On Our Ancestors’ Traditions” 119
- 12. “I Don’t Have Much in Common with My Cousin” 127
- 13. The System Is Broken 135
- Suggested Readings and References 153
- Acknowledgments 159
