Mexican Border Crossers: The Mexican Body in Immigration Discourse

The writers discuss the concept of the U.S.-Mexico border as a transnational and transcultural social space denoting nationhood and identity. They describe how the border can be utilized to unite land and people into a uniform portrayal of social and cultural representations. They reject conventiona...

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Authors: Aguirre, Adalberto (Author) ; Simmers, Jennifer K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
In: Social justice
Year: 2008, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 99-106
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
social space
Group Identity
Hegemony
Mexico > Boundaries > United States
Immigrants > Social conditions
Cultural boundaries
Assimilation (Sociology) > Social aspects
Mexicans
Boundaries > Social aspects
Immigrants > United States
Immigrants
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Summary:The writers discuss the concept of the U.S.-Mexico border as a transnational and transcultural social space denoting nationhood and identity. They describe how the border can be utilized to unite land and people into a uniform portrayal of social and cultural representations. They reject conventional wisdom that the border is a fixed concept that demarcates “us” from “them” and argue instead that the border is continuously changing in form and meaning.