Tensions In The U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

<p>Over the last 30 years the U.S. government has reinforced security around its borderlands with Mexico continuously with migration becoming a top political issue. But what does this mean for the residents whose lives straddle the border? This book investigates the disconnect between what border security represents for state and non-state actors and the social economic and cultural realities of the borderlanders living in U.S.-Mexico border towns.</p><p>Focusing on the sister cities of Douglas Arizona and Agua Prieta Sonora this book classifies borderlanders into four categories and highlights the ways in which border security actually creates disruptions in historical cross-border interactions and forms of economic and human insecurity. This book paints a rich picture of transborder connectedness which contrasts starkly with the rhetoric of fear and invasion used by state and non-state actors. Its findings will be of interest to researchers and students working on border studies international relations geography and security studies.</p>