Migration and Labor in Mexico-U.S. Context

Mexico-U.S. migration is largest and oldest continuous international population flow of contemporary world. In recent decades, prompted by swift economic transformations, rural and urban Mexicans from every corner of Mexico have joined this migratory flow, settling well beyond southwestern region and into far-reaching areas of U.S. interior. Migration is binding U.S. and Mexico stronger than ever, putting this complex and multilayered phenomena at top of bilateral agenda. Examination of sociological dynamics of international migration and labor as they apply to Mexico-U.S. context, including demographic, political, and economic dynamics of migration, economic and social infrastructures that support cross-border mobility, and connections of migration with binational, national, regional, and local labor markets. Comparative insights to contrast this flow with other contemporary population streams. Offered in summer only.

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