%0 Journal Article %T Amor de lejos: la emigraci¨®n de M¨¦xico a Estados Unidos %A Schmidt %A Samuel %J Norteam¨¦rica %D 2008 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X this article maintains that migration is a structural phenomenon. it argues that the united states does not recognize itself as a party to creating impoverishment and that its recognition would lead to a solution; on the contrary, the u.s. criminalizes immigrants¡¯ labor and tries to seal the border. the author maintains that military and police measures to stop migratory flows are not viable and presents a series of recommendations to deal with migration. %K immigration law %K criminalization of labor %K migration debate. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1870-35502008000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en