Preface Part I Historical Antecedents of U.S./Mexico Geopolitics 1 Introduction: Religion, Race, and Imperialism The Religion Factor Protestantism and Capitalism Anti-Catholicism Movement in the New Republic Strains of Racism and U.S. Expansionism Historical Antecedents of Manifest Destiny Jim Crow America Congressional Apology for Slavery 2 Myths and Realities of the Annexation of Texas and the War with Mexico Texas--Myths and Reality The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 The Empresario Land Grants The Mexican Constitution and the Slavery Issue The Emerging Texas Republic Slavery and the Texas Constitution Prelude to the U.S. Civil War: Texas Annexation and the War with Mexico Polk's War and a Divided Nation The Unresolved Slavery Issue The Road to Political Disorganization following the Mexican War Whigs Exit--Republicans Emerge Franklin Pierce--New England Advocate for Slavery and Imperialism The Ostend Manifesto and Gadsden Purchase 3 The History of Border Conflicts and Their Impact on Migration Trends and Policies The Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers during the Republic Era The Texas Rangers following Statehood: A Sordid History Continues The Porfiriato: Setting the Stage for the Mexican Revolution The United States' Favorite Despot Geopolitics and the Mexican Revolution Seeds of Mexican Discontent Border Disruption: From Roosevelt's Corollary to the Wilsonism Critique The Plan de San Diego: A Failed Attempt to Regain the Homeland The Texas Rangers' Reign of Terror Villa's 1916 Raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and the Punitive Expedition Harsh Treatment of the Villista Prisoners From Unilateral Police Action to Diplomatic Border Politics Part II Mexican Migration and Social Issues from 1917 to Present 4 Labor and Migration Issues: 1917-64 Mexicans and Early Immigration Laws The Bracero Program Bracero Revised, Emerging Mexican American Organizations, and Operation Wetback 5 Post-Bracero Migration Trends and Issues The "Other Whites'" Emergence Socially and Politically The Pro-Democracy Massacre in Mexico City Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the New Mexico Land Grant Controversy The Court of Private Land Claims Legislation (1891 Act) Land Grant Issues in New Mexico Today Overview Industrialization and Internationalization of the Borderlands--Maquiladoras, WTO, and NAFTA Maquiladoras--The Industrialization of the Borderland NAFTA--Mexico's Transformation to Capitalism 6 Social and Human Justice Issues Immigration Issues since NAFTA: Laws and Trends The Politicalization of Mexican Immigration to the United States Vigilantes and the Manifestation of Hate for Mexican Migrants Fencing the Border and Creating "Death Corridors" Borderland Perils The "War on Drugs," RICO, and the Death Penalty Issue Borderland Violence--Collateral Damage: Bystanders and Maquilador Workers Epilogue Chronology of Major Events Notes Bibliography Index Map insert follows page 68.