A Nation of Emigrants: How Mexico Manages Its Migration

by David Scott Fitzgerald

Book Overview

What do governments do when much of their population simply gets up and walks away? In Mexico and other migrant-sending countries, mass emigration prompts governments to negotiate a new social contract with their citizens abroad. After decades of failed efforts to control outflow, the Mexican state now emphasizes voluntary ties, dual nationality, and rights over obligations. In this groundbreaking book, David Fitzgerald examines a region of Mexico...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520257057
• ISBN13: 9780520257054
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"