| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter one Mexican Americans: An Overview of Immigration History | 第11-21页 |
| ·The Mid-19thCentury Origins: the Ultimate Boundary Change | 第11-12页 |
| ·Early Mass Immigration: The 1910s to 1930s | 第12-15页 |
| ·“The Bracero Program” Period: 1942-1964 | 第15-16页 |
| ·Reform and Control to the Undocumented | 第16-21页 |
| Chapter Two Towards Dissimilation? | 第21-32页 |
| ·Education | 第21-24页 |
| ·Socioeconomic Status | 第24-28页 |
| ·Political Participation | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three Dissimilation: Social Problems | 第32-42页 |
| ·Immigration Replenishment | 第32-36页 |
| ·Distribution Concentrated | 第36-38页 |
| ·Occupational Disadvantage | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Four Divisions and Policies: The Prospect of Assimilation | 第42-49页 |
| ·Threat to America?: from Nativists’ Viewpoint | 第42-45页 |
| ·Towards Assimilation? | 第45-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-56页 |
