Social Justice in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lusk, Mark (Editor), Staudt, Kathleen (Editor), Moya, Eva (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Political science.; Sociology.; Emigration and immigration.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Migration.; Political Science.

The U.S.-Mexico Border Region is among the poorest geographical areas in the United States. The region has been long characterized by dual development, poor infrastructure, weak schools, health disparities and low-wage employment. More recently, the region has been affected by the violence associate...