Imaginary lines [electronic resource] : border enforcement and the origins of undocumented immigration, 1882-1930 / Patrick Ettinger.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ettinger, Patrick W.
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Immigration enforcement > United States > History > 19th century.
Noncitizens > United States > History > 19th century.
Noncitizens > Government policy > United States.
Illegal immigration > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Mexican-American Border Region > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2009 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Imaginary Lines: Border Enforcement and the Origins of Undocumented Immigration, 1882-1930
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The menaces without : immigrant aliens and the origins of immigration restrictions
  • Diverted streams : discovering a permeable border, 1882-1891
  • Drawing the lines : blueprints for immigration enforcement on the borders, 1891-1910
  • Erasing the lines : immigrant ingenuity on the U.S.-Mexico border, 1895-1910
  • Northward bound : Mexican immigrants, migrants, and refugees at the border, 1900-1921
  • The sisyphean task : origins of the modern border
  • An imaginary line : change and continuity on the U.S.-Mexico border.