Run for the border : vice and virtue in U.S.-Mexico border crossings / Steven W. Bender.

Author/creator Bender, Steven
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionix, 223 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Emigration and immigration law--United States.
Fugitives from justice--Mexico.
Fugitives from justice--United States.
Emigration and immigration law--Mexico.
Border security--Mexican-American Border Region.
Mexican-American Border Region--Emigration and immigration.
United States--Foreign relations. --Mexico.
Mexico--Foreign relations. --United States.

Portion of title Vice and virtue in U.S.-Mexico border crossings
Variant title Vice and virtue in US-Mexico border crossings
Variant title Vice and virtue in United States-Mexico border crossings
SeriesCitizenship and migration in the Americas
Citizenship and migration in the Americas. ^A1144003
Contents El fugitivo -- Gringos in paradise -- A giant sucking sound -- Margaritaville : the lure of alcohol -- Losin' it : prostitution and the child sex trade -- Going southbound : Mexican divorces and medical border runs -- Rum-running for the border -- Acapulco gold -- Coming to america -- Lessons from 150 years of border crossings -- Good neighbor immigration policy -- Reefer madness -- A framework for southbound crossings -- Laws the border leaves behind.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-[220]) and index.
LCCN 2011045432
ISBN9780814789520 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814789528 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814789537 (ebook)
ISBN0814789536 (ebook)
ISBN9780814723227 (ebook)
ISBN0814723225 (ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks KF4819 .B46 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold