Voices of the Border: Testimonios of Migration, Deportation, and Asylum

by Tobin Hansen (Editor), María Engracia Robles Robles (Editor), Sean Carroll (Foreword by), Jorge A. Andrade Galindo (Contribution by), Cecilia Guadalupe Espinosa Martinez (Contribution by)

Overview

A collection of personal narratives of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border, Voices of the Border brings us closer to this community of people and their strength, love, and courage in the face of hardship and injustice. Chapter introductions provide readers with a broader understanding of their experiences and the consequences of public policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647120856
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	07/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tobin Hansen is an instructor of anthropology at the University of Oregon. His research examines migration and deportation, race, masculinities, care, borders, prisons, and gangs. He is a volunteer at the Kino Border Initiative.

María Engracia Robles Robles is a Missionary Sister of the Eucharist and education coordinator at the Kino Border Initiative. She is the author of Las últimas serán las primeras: El discipulado de las mujeres en los Evangelios.

Sean Carroll, SJ, is the executive director of the Kino Border Initiative.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Sean Carroll, SJ

Preface, Tobin Hansen

Acknowledgments

1. Testimonios from Nogales, Tobin Hansen

2. Wealth Inequality and Migration, Introduced by Tobin Hansen

3. Violence and Maras, Introduced by Jorge A. Andrade Galindo

4. Gendered Violence, Introduced by Cecilia Guadalupe Espinosa Martínez

5. Separated from Family, Introduced by María Engracia Robles Robles, ME

6. Clandestine Border Crossings, Introduced by David Hill

7. Abuses by Government, Introduced by Joanna Williams

8. Mexico as the New Southern US Border, Introduced by Marla Conrad and Jorge A. Andrade Galindo

9. Deporting through Crime and Race, Introduced by Tobin Hansen

10. Deported from Home, Introduced by Tobin Hansen

11. Dismantling Access to Asylum, Introduced by Joanna Williams

12. Spiritual Life, Introduced by Samuel Lozano de los Santos, SJ

13. Valuing Voices, Tobin Hansen

Notes

Bibliography

List of Contributors

Index

What People are Saying About This

Daniel E. Martínez

Voices of the Border masterfully interweaves the powerful testimonios of migrants at the Sonora-Arizona border with the literatures on immigration, border enforcement, immigrant criminalization, and Latin American history. The editors and contributors place the humanity and dignity of the lives of those with whom they spoke at the forefront of the volume. Voices of the Border is a must-read for immigration scholars, activists, policymakers, and members of faith-based organizations.

Daniel E. Martínez

Voices of the Border masterfully interweaves the powerful testimonios of migrants at the Sonora-Arizona border with the literatures on immigration, border enforcement, immigrant criminalization, and Latin American history. The editors and contributors place the humanity and dignity of the lives of those with whom they spoke at the forefront of the volume. Voices of the Border is a must-read for immigration scholars, activists, policymakers, and members of faith-based organizations.

Kristin E. Heyer

Voices of the Border springs from the exemplary witness and work of the binational Kino Border Initiative. The volume’s insightful framing essays and testimonios contextualize the complex issue of migration, offer a powerful counternarrative to demonizing misconceptions, and—most significantly—center migrants’ own voices. Its thematic approach and accessible prose make the dynamic and informative volume valuable for use with undergraduate and graduate courses, immersion trips, or civic and religious groups.

Susana Rivera-Mills

A moving portrayal of immigrant struggles, hopes, and determination. These powerful testimonios lift up the voices and stories of 'the forgotten people' demanding to be heard. A labor of love and social justice, the authors legitimize the lives lived while asking readers to engage in our shared humanity.

James Martin

There is a reason why Jesus taught in parables. Stories can move hearts in a way that arguments, definitions and statistics cannot. This remarkable new book of testimonies from migrants, along with commentary from those who work with them, paints a vivid portrait of the human condition. These stories, by turns heartbreaking, infuriating and moving, will enable readers to see migrants in a new way, as they come to know them not simply as a political issue but as human beings with rich and complicated lives–like all of us. Open this book and encounter some contemporary parables. And then let your heart be opened.

Deborah A. Boehm

In this must-read book, the voices of migrants provide an essential roadmap for change. This collection models a polyvocal commitment to social justice and presents an alternative path: by following the lead of those directly impacted, brutal US policies can be replaced with discourse and actions that ensure the dignity of all human beings.

Editorial Reviews

Voices of the Border witnesses immigration and its complications on the US-Mexico border in an emotional, unforgettable way.

Foreword Reviews

Voices of the Border offers an intimate, emotional view into the migrant experience, and it is an excellent read for scholars and the public alike.

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