{"product_id":"caught-in-the-current-mexicos-struggle-to-regulate-emigration-1940-1980-hardcover","title":"Caught in the Current: Mexico's Struggle to Regulate Emigration, 1940-1980 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrvin Ibargüen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMigration between the United States and Mexico is often compared to the river that runs along the border: a \"flow\" of immigrants, a \"flood\" of documented and undocumented workers, a \"dam\" that has broken. Scholars, journalists, and novelists often tell this story from a south-to-north perspective, emphasizing Mexican migration to the United States, and the American response to the influx of people crossing its borders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCaught in the Current\u003c\/i\u003e, Irvin Ibargüen offers a Mexico-centered history of migration in the mid-twentieth century. Drawing on Mexican periodicals and archival sources, he explores how the Mexican state sought to manage US-bound migration. Ibargüen examines Mexico's efforts to blunt migration's impact on its economy, social order, and reputation, at times even aiming to restrict the flow of migrants. As a transnational history, the book highlights how Mexico's policies to moderate out-migration were contested by both the United States and migrants themselves, dooming them to fail. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eCaught in the Current\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how both countries manipulated the border to impose control over a phenomenon that quickly escaped legal and political boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrvin Ibargüen is assistant professor of history at New York University. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637726966067,"sku":"9781469689579","price":185.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sGOf4_amf39781469689579.webp?v=1762300371","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/caught-in-the-current-mexicos-struggle-to-regulate-emigration-1940-1980-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}