If They Notice I’m Mexican”
Narratives of Perceived Discrimination from Individuals Who Crossed the U.S.-Mexico Border at Ports of Entry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11638768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander H Updegrove (0000-0002-3748-3400, Sam Houston State University, corresponding author), Joshua T Shadwick (0000-0003-1934-4594, Sam Houston State University), Eryn Nicole O’Neal (0000-0002-9029-7877, Sam Houston State University), Alex R Piquero (0000-0003-4198-4985, The University of Texas at Dallas) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 458-482 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.2019.1572068 |
| OpenAlex | W2911820177 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Understanding individuals’ encounters with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the largest law enforcement agency in the United States, is an important theoretical and policy-relevant issue. Travelers entering the U.S. through ports of entry may generalize their experiences with border officials to local law enforcement, and thus, negative experiences at ports of entry may reduce travelers’ willingness to cooperate with police and report victimization. Existing studies, however, have primarily examined unauthorized border crossings rather than travelers’ port of entry experiences. This study uses grounded theory and qualitative data to explore the perceptions and experiences of 191 young adults who discussed how individuals are treated when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border at land ports of entry. Findings show that participants reported perceptions and experiences of discrimination based on physical appearances, language differences, and nationality. Participants also described border officials engaging in routine law enforcement behaviors, including poor policing practices
Agency (philosophy · Border crossing · Criminology · Enforcement · Grounded theory · Immigration · Law enforcement · Narrative · Nationality · Notice · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology
Situational Analysis
Rational Choice and Developmental Influences on Recidivism Among Adolescent Felony Offenders
Militarization and Policing--Its Relevance to 21st Century Police
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Why People Obey the Law
“Assume the Position . . . You Fit the Description”
Looking Deathworthy
Capitalism and US policy at the Mexican border
Investigating the Offending Histories of Undocumented Immigrants
Immigration and Crime
A Voice of the US Southwestern Border
Trust, Privilege, and Discretion in the Governance of the US Borderlands with Mexico
Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and the Effective Rule of Law
Comparing Patterns and Predictors of Immigrant Offending Among a Sample of Adjudicated Youth
Racialization through Enforcement
Navigating the US-Mexico border
The verdict of the court
Militarizing the Border
Why Children Follow Rules
Everyday violence, structural racism and mistreatment at the US-Mexico border
Why Walls Won't Work
The Thickening Borderlands
Militarizing American Police
By the Time I Get to Arizona
Verification Strategies for Establishing Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research
On the Possibility of Imagining an Open Border
Global South cosmopolitans
Racial Identity and Racial Treatment of Mexican Americans
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |