Mexico and its diaspora in the United States: policies of emigration since 1848

Introduction: engaging the Mexican diaspora

1. The Mexican state's interests: a multi-level analysis

2. The consolidation of the Mexican state and the safety valve of emigration (1848-1942)

3. From the Bracero agreements to delinkage (1942-1982)

4. From a policy of having no policy to a nation beyond Mexico's borders (1982-2000)

5. The migration agreement (2000-2003)

6. Institutionalizing state-diaspora relations (2003-2006)

Conclusions: sending states' emigration policies in a context of asymmetric interdependence: limits and possibilities (2006-2010).