An ethnographic study of transnational migration, racialization, labor subordination, and citizenship in Chicago's Mexican migrant community
Nicholas De Genova Book order
Nicholas De Genova is a significant author whose work delves into the complex intersections of migration, race, and space. His literary approach probes the social and political constructions that shape the lives of migrants, examining how boundaries are perceived and 'worked' in the context of illegality. De Genova's writing is prized for its depth and analytical rigor, offering readers a critical lens through which to understand issues of sovereignty and freedom of movement. His scholarship is essential for grasping contemporary migratory dynamics and their profound human impact.
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Despite being lumped together by census data, there are deep divisions between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans living in the United States. Mexicans see Puerto Ricans as deceptive, disagreeable, nervous, rude, violent, and dangerous, while Puerto Ricans see Mexicans as submissive, gullible, naive, and folksy. The distinctly different styles of Spanish each group speaks reinforces racialized class differences. Despite these antagonistic divisions, these two groups do show some form of Latinidad, or a shared sense of Latin American identity. Latino Crossings examines how these constructions of Latino self and otherness interact with America's dominant white/black racial consciousness. Latino Crossings is a striking piece of scholarship that transcends the usually rigid boundary between Chicano/Mexican and Puerto Rican studies.
