Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants: A Texas History

by Martha Menchaca

Book Overview

2013 -- NACCS Book Award - National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a majority of the Mexican immigrant population in the United States resided in Texas, making the state a flashpoint in debates over whether to deny naturalization rights. As Texas federal courts grappled with the issue, policies pertaining to Mexican immigrants came to reflect evolving political ideologies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292726449
• ISBN13: 9780292726444
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"