Mexico – United States border

principle conflict of the Gulf Cartel and immigrant populations throughout Tamaulipas is based on the tans-border identity that become increasingly prevalent for human trafficking. The identity of Mexican or Central American women is part of the underlying problem of border identity that has become exploited and commoditized by the Los Zetas cartel. This type of profiteering defies the national borders of Mexican sovereignty and the immigrant issues that define identity in these dire…

The passage I chose from the readings and lectures, talks about political and economic crisis (instability) and inequality among Mexico’s citizens. For example, chapter 3 states that Mexico in 36 years Mexico had 48 different governments, which ended up harming Mexico’s economic growth in many negative ways. In terms of inequality, land was given to the people who had privilege and most importantly, American investments had the privilege to obtain land and an open door to other resources such…

building a wall on our border with mexico would help our economy, keep out drugs and provide a defence from terrorists. First off, the drug cartel problem coming from mexico into america has drastically affected the lives of many people and this problem must be stopped. Currently, “ 40,000 americans are killed every year by drug overdosage”. By building this wall on the border, it would stop “90% of cocaine”(St.) and “80% of crystal meth”(St.) from entering,…

and greatest gadgets and technology. In contradiction with border security technocrat is seen as addition to new technical initiatives that were to try to stop a terrorist from infiltrating the country to devise more strikes. Such methods as the Absconder Apprehension Initiative, which was considered by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be one of the answers that would help discourage and eliminate illegal Absconder in the United States. This led to numerous difficulties for the administration…

Apache focused on the territories on Sonora, Chihuahua, and Mexico. Comanche centered on Texas and points south extending to the outskirts of Mexico City itself. Mexico opened Texas to foreign colonists. In hoping for the newcomers from all over the world, but instead the only newcomers were from the U.S border. Slavery was not unknown in Mexico. War of Independence many Afro-Mexicans fought on the side of the insurrectionists. Mexico prohibited the slave trade and freed all enslaved children…

Anzaldúa’s works, I was moved by the effectiveness of her storytelling of portraying these stories of living by these borders. The influence of language and the impact of speaking different dialects have such a weight on those stuck in the in-between of the language barriers. Borderlands/La Frontera showed the struggle of transitioning from the border and the effects of crossing borders has on those that do. Anzaldúa’s writing has amazing imaginary that leaves lasting impacts on readers. When…

his dark, white-knuckled films that address the complexities of human morality, director Denis Villeneuve executes a pragmatic and newfangled drug thriller that evokes the masterpiece, Traffic. Villeneuve’s 2015 film, Sicario, portrays how the United States contends with the escalating war on drugs against Mexican, and in particular, Sonoran, cartels. The film endorses positive and negative archetypes of Spanish-speaking individuals. Additionally, Villeneuve utilizes cinematic tools such as…

Besides being a beautiful country with many wonders, Mexico is also a country dealing with many struggles. Poverty has been a huge issue in Mexico which has caused violence to increase in that country. A few years ago, Ciudad Juarez which borders the United States city of El Paso, was constantly in the news for murders and other violent acts. This has caused many Mexican citizens to flee to the United States to seek a brighter future for their families. Instead of the situation being calmed down…

Vigil. Gloria was born in San Luis, Mexico on Aug 20 1955. Gloria’s earliest memory is when she started her journey to America at age 21. Gloria’s family tree starts in Mexico but during the 1920’s her great grandparents moved to the United States in search for a better life and had Gloria’s mother. However, during the 1930’s when the Great Depression rose, so did unemployment for Hispanics. They were one of the first Mexican families who migrated back to Mexico. For Gloria’s younger sibling’s,…

The drug war in Mexico has been an everlasting crisis that has not been resolved just yet. In the documentary, “Cartel Land”, it goes deeper than what you hear on the surface. Many people do not even have an idea close to what is happening in Mexico. Directed by Matthew Heineman, he gathered the idea from the Arizona Border Recon in a Rolling Stone article. He also received an article on Jose Manuel Mireles and the Autodefensas in Michoacán. The director found this interesting and wanted to…