Mexico is becoming increasingly important as a focus of U.S. immigration policy, and the movement of people across the U.S.-Mexico border is a subject of intense interest and controversy. The U.S. approach to cross-border flows is in flux, the economic climate in Mexico is uncertain, and relations between the two neighbors have entered a new stage with the launching of NAFTA. This volume draws together original essays by distinguished scholars from a variety of disciplines and both sides of the border to examine current impetuses to migration and policy options for Mexico and the U.S.

Contributions by: Susan Gonzales Baker, Maryann Belanger, Marion Carter, Robert G. Cushing, Augustin Escobar Latapi, Thomas J. Espenshade, Gary P. Freeman, Alene H. Gelbard, Charles W. Haynes, Philip Martin, Michael J. Rosenfeld, Peter H. Smith, Gabriel Szekely, Marta Tienda