Porous Borders: Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

by Julian Lim

Book Overview

With the railroad's arrival in the late nineteenth century, immigrants of all colors rushed to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, transforming the region into a booming international hub of economic and human activity. Following the stream of Mexican, Chinese, and African American migration, Julian Lim presents a fresh study of the multiracial intersections of the borderlands, where diverse peoples crossed multiple boundaries in search of new economic opportunities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146965914X
• ISBN13: 9781469659145
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"