Globalization and Changing Family Policies in the States of Mexico.

Globalization has impacted Mexico rather dramatically with the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 (NAFTA) and the subsequent increase in already well established flows of migrants from Mexico to the United States. This paper will identify and compare family laws in selected states of Mexico,identify any recent changes in the last 20 years, and evaluate some of the political consequences of these policies and of any recent changes. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]