Rihan Yeh (COLMICH): Visas, Jokes, and Contraband: Citizenship and Sovereignty at the Mexico-U.S. Border. The introduction to On the Move: Changing Mechanisms of Mexico-U.S. Migration by Filiz Garip. One of Trump’s policies could spark a boom in immigration from Mexico. Forget the wall: If you want less illegal immigration, go after employers. If immigration can’t be stopped, maybe it can be managed: Eduardo Porter on “A Blueprint to Regulate U.S.-Mexico Labor Mobility”. The fact is that while we mock President Trump’s wall on the US-Mexican borders, we have simultaneously built our own wall to keep the Other out of our own front yard. In Mexico, Trump triggers a surge in patriotism, anti-American sentiment.
Blake Edward Brookshire (Mississippi): Building the Trade Wall to Mexico: What NAFTA, Brexit, and TPP Mean for the Future of U.S. Trade. Building a wall of ignorance: A Mexican standoff that epitomizes Trumpism. Revoking trade deals will not help American middle classes: The advent of global supply chains has changed production patterns in the US.
