There's no José here : following the hidden lives of Mexican immigrants /

There's no José here : following the hidden lives of Mexican immigrants /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thompson, Gabriel.
Imprint:	New York : Nation Books ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007.
Description:	288 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Thompson, Gabriel -- Friends and associates. Thompson, Gabriel. Mexicans -- United States -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Alien labor, Mexican -- United States -- Case studies. Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects. Foreign workers, Mexican. Friendship. Immigrants -- Social conditions. Mexicans -- Social conditions. Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects. United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects. Mexico. United States. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6283995

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ISBN:	9781560259787 1560259787 9781560259909 (pbk.) 1560259906 (pbk.)
Summary:	Narrative focuses on the Mexican immigrants who come to the United States, relating their stories, social conditions and working conditions. Mexican immigration has become a polarizing issue. Once, Mexicans had a sizable presence in a few select states like California, Texas, Arizona and New York; today the fastest growing populations are in places like North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. What motivates people to risk their very lives, and why don't Mexicans just "play by the rules" and enter legally? How do they cope, living in a strange country among people that speak a language they can't understand? And after everything they have gone through, do they see immigration as a blessing, a curse, or something in between? This book allows Mexicans in the U.S. to speak in their own words, giving readers a look into their stories as they struggle to survive in a new and often hostile land.--From publisher description.

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Summary:	Mexican immigration has become one of the most polarizing issues and will remain a central issue in the coming years. Once Mexicans had a sizable presence in a few select states like California, Texas, Arizona and New York; today the fastest growing populations are in places like North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee.. What motivates people to risk their very lives, and why don't Mexicans just "play by the rules" and enter legally? How do they cope, living in a strange country among people that speak a language they can't understand? And after everything they have gone through, do they see immigration as a blessing, a curse, or something in between? There's No Jose Here allows Mexicans in the U.S. to speak in their own words. The central narrative follows Enrique, a 34-year-old livery cab driver who came to the US illegally at the age of 16 and has since seen his daughter lead poisoned, his mother abandoned in Mexico by his father, his cousin murdered on the streets of Brooklyn, and his best friend deployed to Iraq. This book gives readers a look into these stories as people struggle to survive in a new and often hostile land.
Physical Description:	288 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9781560259787 1560259787 9781560259909 1560259906