The new American pioneers : why are we afraid of Mexican immigrants? / Juan Hernandez ; [foreword by Dick Morris].

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hernández, John R.
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Pneuma Life, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Mexican Americans.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration.
Physical Description:221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Why are we afraid of Mexican immigrants?
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : the heroes among us
  • ch. 1. A gringo in Mexico's Los Pinos
  • ch. 2. Mexico is our friend, our partner, our family!
  • ch. 3. Un Día Sin Mexicanos
  • ch. 4. Meet your new neighbors, hearing the new voices of America
  • pt. 1. Firsts
  • Becoming American
  • Sandra, the pioneer
  • Rodrigo, the anthropologist
  • Lucia, the grape picker
  • Miguel, the Iowan
  • pt. 2. Down to business
  • As American as...owning a business!
  • Paola, the informal entrepreneur
  • pt. 3. God across the border
  • Is God a Mexican?
  • Rigoberto, the first Mexican in church
  • Patricia, the women's leader
  • Zejaria Ozeri, a Mexican Jewish American
  • pt. 4. Building the United States
  • The new pioneers
  • Bernardo, the Las Vegas builder
  • Gerardo, the day laborer
  • pt. 5. Still "in Mexico"
  • Can you go home again?
  • Tereso Ortiz, the Guanajuato connection
  • pt. 6. In defense of each other
  • Practicing the American way
  • Julio, the protector
  • Lorena, the immigrant advocate
  • pt. 7. Getting educated
  • Fulfilling the dream
  • Luisa, hoping to study
  • Victor, the future algebra teacher
  • ch. 5. Open borders?
  • Has the time come to establish a North American community?
  • Appendix
  • About the author
  • Declaration of migrants' rights and states' responsibilities
  • U.S.-Mexico partnership for prosperity
  • Joint statement by President Bush, President Fox, and Prime Minister Martin
  • Articles by Juan Hernandez.