The Impact of the 100-mile Border Enforcement Zone on Mexican Americans in Arizona

Nilda Flores-Gonzalez; Emir Estrada; Michelle Tellez; Daniela Carreon; Brittany Romanello

doi:10.1177/00027642241229532

The Impact of the 100-mile Border Enforcement Zone on Mexican Americans in Arizona

Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Emir Estrada, Michelle Tellez, Daniela Carreon, Brittany Romanello

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Abstract

Based on qualitative interview data with Mexican American and White participants, this article examines the impact of immigration-related policies on the U.S.-born adult children of Mexican immigrants. Building on Dunn’s concept of a low-intensity conflict zone, we argue that the militarization of the border carries consequences for Mexican American border residents. Becoming collateral subjects to a system of racialized legal violence, they experience the suspension of constitutional rights through racially motivated arbitrary stops, interrogations, and searches. The frequency and intensity of these experiences lead to anxiety, frustration, and powerlessness, and chips away at their emotional well-being.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	American Behavioral Scientist
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642241229532
State	Accepted/In press - 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arizona
border
immigration
legal violence
second generation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Cultural Studies
Education
Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences

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