02468cam a2200289 4500 288363968 TxAuBib 20170101120000.0 081118s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008501016 9781562290528 1562290525 (OCoLC)67714163 JTE JTE JTE CRH NTE YDXCP BTCTA DLC TxAuBib Hernández, John R. The new American pioneers : why are we afraid of Mexican immigrants / Juan Hernandez ; [foreword by Dick Morris]. Why are we afraid of Mexican immigrants. Lanham, MD : Pneuma Life, 2006. 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Introduction : the heroes among us -- ch. 1. A gringo in Mexico's Los Pinos -- ch. 2. Mexico is our friend, our partner, our family! -- ch. 3. Un Día Sin Mexicanos -- ch. 4. Meet your new neighbors, hearing the new voices of America -- pt. 1. Firsts -- Becoming American -- Sandra, the pioneer -- Rodrigo, the anthropologist -- Lucia, the grape picker -- Miguel, the Iowan -- pt. 2. Down to business -- As American as...owning a business! -- Paola, the informal entrepreneur -- pt. 3. God across the border -- Is God a Mexican? -- Rigoberto, the first Mexican in church -- Patricia, the women's leader -- Zejaria Ozeri, a Mexican Jewish American -- pt. 4. Building the United States -- The new pioneers -- Bernardo, the Las Vegas builder -- Gerardo, the day laborer -- pt. 5. Still "in Mexico" -- Can you go home again? -- Tereso Ortiz, the Guanajuato connection -- pt. 6. In defense of each other -- Practicing the American way -- Julio, the protector -- Lorena, the immigrant advocate -- pt. 7. Getting educated -- Fulfilling the dream -- Luisa, hoping to study -- Victor, the future algebra teacher -- ch. 5. Open borders? -- Has the time come to establish a North American community? -- Appendix -- About the author -- Declaration of migrants' rights and states' responsibilities -- U.S.-Mexico partnership for prosperity -- Joint statement by President Bush, President Fox, and Prime Minister Martin -- Articles by Juan Hernandez. 20170101. Mexican Americans. United States Emigration and immigration. Mexico Emigration and immigration. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008501016.html Table of contents only TXNVM