1.  Describe the process of migration and immigration that Sanchez details in Chapter 2.  What does the author mean by "chain migration" and "circular" migration patterns?  Why did Mexicans begin to migrate?  To what locations did Mexicans intend to relocate?  In which regions did most early immigrants resettle?

2.  Discuss what Sanchez means by the phrase "the social construction of the border."  How did the border region change during the period of the "great migration"?  How did the political meaning of the border change with continued immigration during the early 1900s?

3.  What immigration laws did the United States government enact during the period 1910-1930?  What impact did these laws have on patterns of Mexican immigration to the United States?

4.  In Chapter 4, Sanchez writes about patterns of nativism among Anglo-American residents of Los Angeles.  What does he mean by the term "nativism"?  What views did middle-class white Angelenos have about Mexican immigrants?

5.  Describe the "Americanization" programs developed by prominent California social scientists.  When did these programs begin?  Which groups were targeted for "Americanization"?  What activities were undertaken to ensure that immigrants successfully adopted the "American way of life"?  Were these programs successful among Mexican immigrants?

6.  What factors contributed to the decline of the "Americanization" effort among social reformers in the 1920s and 1930s?