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1. 1. The Wall: The Right to Liberty and Security at the US–Mexico Border

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hanne Karlsson; [2021-07-01]
   Keywords : migration; US–Mexico border; migration; migrants; refugees; detention; asylum; non citizenship; securitization; social constructionism;

   Abstract : The migration and refugee situation on the US–Mexico border has been heavily debated and caused a lot of controversy in the last couple of years, much as a consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration policy and promise of a wall along the border. This thesis, therefore, aims to analyze how migrants’ and refugees’ right to liberty and security was affected by the way the Trump–government portrayed them, and the phenomenon of migration, as a security threat. READ MORE

3. 2. How Indigenous Child-Removal Practices in PostWar North America Helped Lay a Foundation for Contemporary Migrant Family Separation Policies in the United States of America

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Historia

   Author : Anita Vanessa Ponce; [2020]
   Keywords : Child removal; Indigenous child rights; immigration; family separation; US policy;

   Abstract : The United States of America was founded on imperialist ideals that favoured European protestant values and blood. Meanwhile the Native peoples of the lands on which the very country was founded were treated as a “problem”. In times of conflict children are often the most vulnerable group, suffering great trauma and distress. READ MORE

4. 3. Speaking and Perceiving Security: A Case Study of the Trump Administration’s Securitization of Illegal Immigration Fueling Populism in the US

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Nils Lange; [2019]
   Keywords : United States; Donald Trump; Immigration; Populism; Open Borders; Securitization; US-Mexico Relations;

   Abstract : During his presidential campaign and throughout his presidency Donald Trump’s dealings with illegal immigration have sparked global controversy. The election of Donald Trump has thus insinuated a debate within the academic field of International Relations and a reoccurring concept within said debate is populism. READ MORE

5. 4. Central American Migrant Caravans: A Case Study of US-Mexican Relations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Gabriel Valencia Gutierrez; [2019]
   Keywords : migration; caravans; US-Mexico; world-systems analysis; migrant deterrence policy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This essay is a study of the Central American migrant caravans that travelled through Mexico from 2018 to 2019 in order to reach the US. It aims to explain how the US influenced Mexico’s handling of the caravans and further explores how the people of the caravan were affected by Mexico’s migration policies. READ MORE