1. Viewing Farmingville: Some Quick Contextual Matters New York Times 21 May 1999

2. Just a few numbers Total Hispanic population in the United States, 2000 (Census Bureau) 35.3 million or 12.5 percent of total US population Mexicans in Hispanic population and US populations, 2000 (Census Bureau) 20.6 million or 58.5 percent of Hispanic and 7.3 percent of US populations Increase Hispanic and Mexican populations in US, 1990-2000 (Census Bureau) 57.9 and 52.9 percent respectively Location of Mexican populations in US (millions), 2000 (Census Bureau) CA (8.4); TX (5.1); IL (1.1); AZ (1.0); CO (0.45); FL (0.36); NM (0.33); WA (0.33). Northeastern US (0.48) Undocumented labor population in US, 2004 (Urban Institute) 9.3 million or 26 percent of foreign-born population about 5.3 million of which are Mexican Location of undocumented labor population, 2004. (Urban Institute) CA (26 percent), TX (12 percent), Fl (10 percent), NY (8 percent), IL (4 percent), NJ (4 percent). Most rapid growth now in Rocky Mts, Midwest, and Southeast.

3. This Area Rapid growth of Mexican population in mushroom industry in Chester County. Philadelphia emerging as a new destination area. Recent community within Philadelphia currently thought to exceed 12,000. Location in South Philadelphia between Washington and Oregon Avenues and Front and 18 th Sts. Also present in Olney, North Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and Southwest Philadelphia. Source: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Historical Society of Pennsylvania;

5. Factors Conditioning Sustained Migration Historical phenomena of labor migration in the course of capitalist development Mexican-US war, 1846-48. Mexican Revolution, 1910-20. Historical labor-migration networks from labor demand in US: Southwest US labor demand in agriculture, mining, and railroads West and Southwest in late 19 th -early 20 th century, during World War I (origins of Chicago community), and 1920s. World War II Bracero Program lasted until 1964. Labor migration theory: (a) historical outmigration areas; (b) community formation dynamics in US; ( c ) formation of “social capital”; (d) impact of anti-migration legislation such as the 1986 Immigration Control and Reform Act and Proposition 187 in California in sustaining and diversifying Mexican migration; (e) broader patterns of the North American Free Trade Area and economic globalization.