The Thickening Borderlands: Bastard Mestiz@s, “Illegal” Possibilities, and Globalizing Migrant Life

Gilberto Rosas

doi:10.1215/9780822374367-019

The Thickening Borderlands: Bastard Mestiz@s, “Illegal” Possibilities, and Globalizing Migrant Life

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This essay explores contemporary racial dynamics resulting from the ongoing securitization of borders in the United States and Mexico. It advances the concept of a “thickening” border, expanding both north and south through interrelated social forces: global efforts at immigration and drug enforcement, cultural and racial mixing, or mestizaje, and emerging forms of undocumented youth activism and identity formation. The essay suggests that borders, mestizaje, and “illegal” identities have been dramatically reworked and resignified on the ground.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Critical Ethnic Studies
Subtitle of host publication	A Reader
Editors	Nada Elia, David M. Hernández, Jodi Kim, Shana L. Redmond, Dylan Rodríguez, Sarita Echavez See
Publisher	Duke University Press
Pages	344-359
ISBN (Electronic)	9780822374367
ISBN (Print)	9780822361275, 9780822361084
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822374367-019
State	Published - May 2016

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The Thickening Borderlands: Bastard Mestiz@s, “Illegal” Possibilities, and Globalizing Migrant Life. / Rosas, Gilberto.
Critical Ethnic Studies: A Reader. ed. / Nada Elia; David M. Hernández; Jodi Kim; Shana L. Redmond; Dylan Rodríguez; Sarita Echavez See. Duke University Press, 2016. p. 344-359 18.

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