2. Clandestine Crossing at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century: The Long March through the Brush Country

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Terminology Used in This Book xi
5. Introduction. Lives on the Line 1
6. 1. The Unfolding of Apartheid in South Texas: Domination, Resistance, and Migration 28
7. 2. Clandestine Crossing at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century: The Long March through the Brush Country 60
8. 3. Coyotaje as a Cultural Practice Applied to Migration 87
9. 4. Coyotaje and Migration in the Contemporary Period 121
10. 5. Trust, Distrust, and Power: The Social Embeddedness of Coyote-Assisted Border-Crossings 162
11. 6. Passing Judgment: Coyotes in the Discourse of Clandestine Border-Crossing 201
12. Conclusion. Ending Apartheid at the Border 230
13. Data Sources and Research Methods 237
14. Notes 251
15. References 271
16. Index 293