About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Ch. 1 Ghost in the Machine: Interventions in the Mexico-U.S. Immigration System -- Ch. 2 Principles of Operation: Theories of International Migration -- Ch. 3 System Assembly: A History of Mexico-U.S. Migration -- Ch. 4 System Specifications: Empirical Parameters and Constants in the U.S.-Mexican Immigration System, 1965 to 1985 -- Ch. 5 A Wrench in the Works: U.S. Immigration Policies After 1986 -- Ch. 6 Breakdown: Failure in the Post-1986 U.S. Immigration System -- Ch. 7 Repair Manual: U.S. Immigration Policies for a New Century -- Appendices -- References -- Index