Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream. Includes bonus features.

"Upon arrival to the United States, Mexican immigrants are racialized as simultaneously non-white and "illegal." This racialization process complicates notions of race that they bring with them, as the "pigmentocracy" of Mexican society, in which their skin color may have afforded them more privileges within their home country, collides with the American racial system. Racial Baggage examines how immigration reconfigures U.S. race relations, illuminating...

Not since the Civil War has America been so divided over such a seemingly unsolvable issue as U.S. immigration policy. The president and congress are at an impasse, while vigilante groups patrol our nation's borders looking for one of the million yearly invaders. Why are 20 million people disregarding America's sovereign borders and laws to come to this country? Popular radio host Darrell Ankarlo follows the lives of several Mexican citizens as they...

"Carmen S̀nchez est̀ de regreso en su pa̕s de origen, M̌xico, supervisando la renovaci̤n de una antigua catedral en un hotel boutique. Sus hijas adolescentes, Izel y Luna, est̀n con ella durante el verano y se fueron a pasar las tardes sin supervisi̤n en una ciudad extranjera. Los lugaręos tratan a las mujeres S̀nchez como forasteras, mientras que los contratistas de Carmen desaf̕an y sabotean abiertamente su trabajo. Despǔs de un accidente...

"Each of these 13 stories of Mexicans in the United States are rich and humanizing, illuminating the scope and breadth of a frequently stereotyped population. Eileen Truax tells the stories of thirteen Mexican immigrants, some documented, some not living in America. Truax offers a comprehensive, highly personal portrait of the great diversity of the Mexican community by using the stories, words, and life experiences gathered from countless interviews....

"De Violetta se cuenta que robó a su familia más de 100 mil dólares. Que le sobran los hombres y le faltan escrúpulos. Que tiene mala entraña y cara dura. Que es imposible odiarla sin amarla, y viceversa. Que las puras palabras sincopadas que brotan de su lengua viperina equivalen a un estupefaciente literario. Diablo Guardián, ganadora del VI Premio Alfaguara de Novela, es una historia intensa de principio a fin, donde la sed de vértigo hace...

José y su papá viajan de San Diego a Tijuana a visitar a su mamá que ha sido deportada por no tener papeles de inmigración. When his mother is sent back to Mexico for not having the proper immigration papers, José and his father travel from San Diego, California, to visit her in Tijuana.

"Mike Amezcua details the complex political struggle over white-flight neighborhoods in postwar Chicago, showing that while white oppression of blacks was often based in supremacist ideologies, discrimination against Latinx peoples-especially Mexicans-was rooted in questions of sovereignty and belonging. Immigration policy was central to the "defense" of the white city. While the story of white flight from blackness is well known, Amezcua demonstrates...

A shy, middle-aged Canadian film professor marries a much younger Mexican mail-order bride. Even as newlyweds master each other's languages, it becomes apparent that good intentions can't entirely bridge the real obstacle: the husband is quickly falling in love with his mother-in-law.