History of Mexican Immigration to the United States: Webinar Presentation by Dr. Rafael Alarcón

The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) proudly sponsored the webinar, "History of Mexican Immigration to the United States from 1882-2020", presented by Dr. Rafael Alarcón from the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef). The webinar examines the origin and evolution of Mexican immigration. It covers the following periods: 1. From Chinese Exclusion to Mexican Inclusion (1882-1920) 2. Restriction to Immig & Deportation of Mexicans (1921-1942) 3. The Bracero Program (1942-1964) 4. The Era of Undocumented Migration (1965-1986) 5. The Immigration Reform & Control Act (1986-1993) 6. Restriction & Criminalization of Immigrants (1993 -2020)

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[pdf-embedder url="https://cviic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rafael-Alarcon-History-of-Mexican-Immigration-to-US-Final-CVIIC-webinar.pdf" title="Rafael Alarcon History of Mexican Immigration to US Final CVIIC webinar"] Bibliography consulted by author: Alanís Enciso, Fernando Saúl y Rafael Alarcón Acosta (Coordinadores), 2016, El ir y venir de los Norteños. La historia de la migración mexicana a Estados Unidos (S. XIX- XXI). México: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, El Colegio de San Luis A.C. y El Colegio de Michoacán. Alarcón, Rafael. 2011, “U.S. Immigration Policy and the Mobility of Mexicans (1882-2005)” Migraciones Internacionales 20, Vol. 6, Num. 1. Enero - Junio (pp. 185-218). Alarcón, Rafael. 2007, “Restricciones a la inmigración en Estados Unidos y movimiento agrario en Chavinda, Michoacán (1920-1942)” Relaciones. Estudios de Historia y Sociedad Vol. XXVIII, Num. 110 (pp. 155-187). Alarcón Rafael. 2003, "La formación de una diáspora: migrantes de Chavinda en California" en Gustavo López Castro, (Ed.) Diáspora michoacana. El Colegio de Michoacán y Gobierno del Estado de Michoacán. Alarcón Rafael. 1995, Immigrants or Transnational Workers ?: The Settlement Process among Mexicans in Rural California. Report for the California Institute for Rural Studies. Davis, California. Alarcón Rafael. 1992, "Norteñización. Self-Perpetuating Migration from a Mexican Town." Jorge Bustamante, Clark Reynolds y Raul Hinojosa, (Eds.) U.S. - Mexico Relations. Labor Market Interdependence. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Alarcón Rafael. 1989, "Los primeros 'norteños' de Chavinda" Zendejas Sergio, (Ed.) Estudios Michoacanos # 3. Zamora: El Colegio de Michoacán. Massey Douglas, Rafael Alarcón, Jorge Durand y Humberto González. 1987, Return to Aztlan. The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press. Also visit our main Spanish language site: https://ValleCentral.org Consult the other entries and webinars in our blog: https://cviic.org/blog/