In this episode of The Dugout, I share my month of humanitarian aid work at the U.S.-Mexico border and reflect on how immigration, borders, and carcerality intersect with personal and political struggles. From witnessing the cruelty of border enforcement to unpacking my own family’s experiences with incarceration and deportation, I explore the deeper connections between structural violence and the fight for justice.
To learn more about immigration and the border
BOOKS [affiliate links]
The Dugout IMMIGRATION AND BORDER Book List: https://bookshop.org/lists/on-immigration-and-borders
Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández: https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781620978313
Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move: https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781784784744
Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security: https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780872866317
ARTICLES
“A Culture of Cruelty”: https://nomoredeaths.org/abuse-documentation/a-culture-of-cruelty/
"The Betrayal of American Border Policy" by Jonathan Blitzer, *The New Yorker [*An in-depth look at the challenges and contradictions in U.S. border policy, highlighting the experiences of migrants and those assisting them]: https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-betrayal-of-american-border-policy?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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