My dissertation examines the multiple sites of migration to the United States by people from the state of Guanajuato, one of Mexico’s most prolific migrant sending states, throughout the twentieth century. I argue that a focus on a single state provides a more intimateexamination of Mexican migration to the U.S. and allows us to understand the contours of Mexican migration as a whole. My project’s focus on the local history of Guanajuato and the lived experiences of its migrants—both in Mexico and the U.S.—serves as a shift from the arrivant narrative, a prevalentnarrative in migration studies.