Claiming Rights and Righting Wrongs in Texas: Mexican Workers and Job Politics During World War II (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions): 15

by Emilio Zamora (Author), Juan A. Gomez-Quiinones (Foreword)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $33.11

  Traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in industries. This title investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy.