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Special Issue: The Rifts and Challenges of U.S.-Mexico Migration
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Special Issue: The Rifts and Challenges of U.S.-Mexico Migration

U.S.-Mexico migration relations were all but frozen until President Bush proposed a temporary worker program. This Special Issue of The Source exposes the rifts and challenges that will shape the future of the U.S.-Mexico dialogue. These resources and articles by seasoned analysts in both countries tackle some of the thorniest issues that continue to make progress in this area painstakingly slow, politically perilous, and socially complex for both governments.

March 1, 2004

The Mexico Factor in U.S. Immigration Reform

MPI President Demetrios Papademetriou maps out the historic challenges and opportunities in U.S.-Mexico relations in the wake of President Bush's immigration reform proposal.
Feature
March 1, 2004

Mexican Immigration to the U.S.: The Latest Estimates

Jeffrey Passel of the Urban Institute provides a context for understanding the presence of roughly 5.3 million unauthorized Mexican immigrants in the United States.
Feature
March 1, 2004

U.S. Temporary Worker Programs: Lessons Learned

MPI Senior Fellow and former INS Commissioner Doris Meissner examines the challenges and opportunities, past and present, posed by temporary migrant labor programs.
Feature
March 1, 2004

From Traitors to Heroes: 100 Years of Mexican Migration Policies

Jorge Durand examines Mexico's long history of and ambivalent attitude toward migration to the U.S..
March 1, 2004

Mexico-United States Migration: A Long Way To Go

Mexican negotiators seek shared responsibility over U.S.-Mexico migration issues, according to Gustavo Mohar, former chief negotiator for migration affairs at the Mexican Embassy in the U.S..
Spotlight
March 1, 2004

Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000

MPI’s Elizabeth Grieco and Brian Ray outline the characteristics of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. workforce.

Profile
February 25, 2010

Mexico: A Crucial Crossroads

The recent recession has affected Mexicans in the United States, new flows northward, and remittances to Mexico. Francisco Alba of El Colegio de México examines the latest trends as well as Mexican government policies toward the diaspora, Mexico's role as a transit country, and immigrants and refugee and asylees in Mexico.