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Title: Decade of Betrayal
Review: The author spends several chapters detailing the Mexican reparations during the 20's and 30's. His main argument is that the reparations did not save the US money or jobs, but instead cost them more. He argues the money spent sending Mexicans back to Mexico was more than welfare given to Mexicans. and jobs were not freed up, since most Americans wouldn't work the jobs Mexicans did. So instead, it caused a labor crisis for many employers. However, he doesn't argue this well. He instead writes a social history of the reparations. Who was sent back, what their experience was like, what the Mexican government did to help, etc.... He did not even explore the social reasons for the repatriation in detail. Overall, if you can stomach his arogant writing style and ignore the preachiness, it's pretty interesting.
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