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

Author/creator Bender, Steven
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionix, 224 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
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
Series Citizenship and migration in the Americas
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.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011045432
ISBN9780814789520 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814789528 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814789537 (ebook)
ISBN0814789536 (ebook)
ISBN9780814723227 (ebook)
ISBN0814723225 (ebook)

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