Drawing from an ethnographic study with families who relocated from the United States to Mexico, I explore what I call parents' transborder pedagogies of the home, or the home-based educational practices that adults with experiences across transnational institutions draw upon to prepare their children for life and learning on both sides of the…

This study examined the collateral effects of deportation on the children of mixed-immigration households where the father is Mexican and has been deported, the mother is American, and the children were born in the United States. These children are American citizens by birth, but after spending most of their lives in the United States, they begin…

Drawing from an ethnography with mixed-status families residing in Mexico, we examine what we term transborder literacies of (in)visibility, or diasporic people's innovative interactions around texts that prepare them to move across incompatible mononational institutions divided by borders. Through close attention to the literacy practices…

The contemporary situation in the United States with respect to Mexican migrants has reached a level of intensity that harkens back to the mass expulsions of the 1930s and the 1950s, when millions were forcefully removed south across the border. Recent deportation raids have targeted food processing plants and other large businesses hiring migrant…

Examines the process of integration and settlement among Mexican migrants. The following social and economic developments increase the likelihood that migrants will settle in the United States: (1) bringing family members; (2) making new friends; 3) establishing institutional connections; and (4) obtaining stable, better-paying jobs.(Author/PS)

Examining the adaptation of unauthorized Mexican workers in Los Angeles (California), the study revealed a binational life-style. Rather than giving up ties to Mexico, these workers maintained residences in both countries. Extended residence in the United States resulted in an awareness of the advantages of living in both countries. (NQA)

Drawing from the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants in Chicago, argues that long-term residence in the United States does not necessarily imply progressive accommodation. Stresses the role that adverse economic factors play in the circumstances of settlement. Suggests that the circumstances influencing migrants' settlement should be…

Based on an ethnographic study of Austin and San Antonio, Texas, this paper deals with the settlement process by which "indocumentados" (undocumented Mexican workers) and their families integrate themselves into U.S. society and its labor market and the multiple strategies they use to sustain themselves socially and economically. The…

Many educators are committed to multicultural education and are constantly seeking an inclusive curriculum voicing the diversity of the many cultural groups in the United States. The influential work of James Banks (1981, 1997, 2001) has encouraged a generation of educators to design a multicultural curriculum. Yet while this task remains an…