Through fascinating vignettes and case studies, this unique text illustrates how Yucatecan migrants actively maintain social ties across borders. It also paints a vivid picture of the people and their lives. It places them in the context of current U.S. immigration policy and mesmerizes students by bringing them up to speed on one of the most crucial issues facing the U.S. today.

"Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border, Bridging the Distance, "2eby Rachel H. Adler Other Titles in the New Immigrants SeriesAllyn & Bacon Series Editor, Nancy Foner, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives: Sudanese Refugees in Minnesota, 2e
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Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	176
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Routledge
Fecha de Publicación	2007-07-10
Dimensiones	8.36" x 6.14" x 0.39" pulgadas
Serie	New Immigrants
Número de Edición	2
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Hispano, Medio Sur, Dallas, Texas, Sur, Texas

Rachel H. Adler is Professor of Sociology at the College of New Jersey. Her research interests include Urban Anthropology, including Latino Immigration to the US, and Medical Anthropology, particularly Nursing Practice. Nancy Foner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her main area of interest is immigration, particularly comparing immigration today with earlier periods in the United States, the immigrant experience in various American gateway cities, and immigrants in the United States and Europe. She is the author or editor of eighteen books.