Illegal Immigration: The Mexican Perspective

This paper does not reflect the "official" Mexican government position, nor the Mexican politicians' position. Instead, it is meant to characterize the perspective of the typical Mexican laborer, a laborer with minimal education, a laborer who has been exposed to rampant corruption, and finally, a laborer willing to leave his homeland in order to enter a country illegally in search of a job. The thesis contains the following chapters: Neighbors; The War and Its Treaties; Revolution, Immigration, and the Braceros; The Border Industrialization Program; and Unwelcome Neighbors.