Traces the history of Mexican migration into the United States, examining early relations between the US and Mexico, and describing key events and incentives, changes to immigration laws, migratory patterns, and related topics.

Beginnings: 1848-1920 -- Restriction, depression, and deportation: the 1920s and 1930s -- The Bracero era: 1942-1964 -- Illegal immigration and response: 1964-1990 -- Free trade and Homeland Security: 1990-present.