Description
This is the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. To tell this story, Kelly Lytle Hernandez dug through a gold mine of lost and unseen records stored in garages, closets, an abandoned factory, and in U.S. and Mexican archives. Focusing on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and bringing to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics, "Migra!" reveals how the U.S. Border Patrol translated the mandate for comprehensive migration control into a project of policing Mexicans in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
About the Author
Kelly Lytle Hernandez is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Reviews
"If you had to choose one book as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra! by UCLA assistant professor of history Kelly Lytle Hernandez. [It] is surprisingly complex and nuanced." Tucson Weekly "A Useful resource for any scholar seeking to understand the complex dynamics of race, migration, and law in the twentieth century." Law & History Review "Hernandez offers well-documented accounts and analysis that bring considerable value to obtaining a resolution to the problem." -- Geri Spieler New York Journal Of Books "Migra! stands as a major contribution, successfully revising our understanding of border policing." -- Eric Vaughn Meeks Journal Of American History "An interesting and valuable book." Historian "A thorough and substantive study of the United States Border Patrol, or la migra in colloquial Spanish." Hispanic Amer Historical Review "Migra! is undoubtedly a valuable book, especially as a storehouse of information and as an introduction to a new, international perspective on American immigration. Sections of it will undoubtedly become the foundations of research that will continue to broader our understanding many years into the future." American Book Review "A meticulously researched. interesting, and enjoyable book." The Historian
Book Information
ISBN 9780520266414
Author Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm
About the Author
Kelly Lytle Hernandez is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Reviews
"If you had to choose one book as a starting place for an intelligent discussion about immigration issues, you would do well to begin with Migra! by UCLA assistant professor of history Kelly Lytle Hernandez. [It] is surprisingly complex and nuanced." Tucson Weekly "A Useful resource for any scholar seeking to understand the complex dynamics of race, migration, and law in the twentieth century." Law & History Review "Hernandez offers well-documented accounts and analysis that bring considerable value to obtaining a resolution to the problem." -- Geri Spieler New York Journal Of Books "Migra! stands as a major contribution, successfully revising our understanding of border policing." -- Eric Vaughn Meeks Journal Of American History "An interesting and valuable book." Historian "A thorough and substantive study of the United States Border Patrol, or la migra in colloquial Spanish." Hispanic Amer Historical Review "Migra! is undoubtedly a valuable book, especially as a storehouse of information and as an introduction to a new, international perspective on American immigration. Sections of it will undoubtedly become the foundations of research that will continue to broader our understanding many years into the future." American Book Review "A meticulously researched. interesting, and enjoyable book." The Historian
Book Information
ISBN 9780520266414
Author Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm
