Crossing Borders
Mexican State Practices, Managing Migration, and the Construction of “Unsafe” Travelers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13004561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marianne H Marchand (0000-0002-5717-9182, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-26 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2041-7373 • E-ISSN: 2041-7365 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lamp.12118 |
| OpenAlex | W2617151011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article focuses on Mexican state practices dealing with immigration. It analyzes how the Mexican state has generated new governmentalities toward border crossings, thereby creating new (securitized) subjectivities, and to what extent such governmentalities have been the result of unequal relations with its northern neighbors versus a response to more locally driven needs. It focuses particularly on the changes since 9/11 and the Calderón Government's War on Organized Crime, both of which have engendered new dynamics in North American relations, bringing out the tensions and contradictions about security concerns; mobility of goods, services and people; and free‐trade‐driven regionalism. The ensuing regional focus on security and regulating the mobility of travelers, categorizing them into safe and potentially “unsafe” subjects, and migrants who are being “managed” through temporary worker programs have turned Mexico into a buffer state protecting regional North American interests. Despite its role as a buffer, the Mexican state is also “performing” its own sovereignty and following its priorities and needs, which do not necessarily coincide with those of its northern neighbor. This article analyzes these tensions in Mexico between being a buffer state and articulating its own priorities, particularly against the background of the War on Terror initiated by the United States, the War on Organized Crime, and the continuing economic crisis of 2009. The Mexican state has undergone significant modernization in terms of its border‐control capacities, thus enhancing its capacity as a buffer state while enhancing its performative sovereignty. Second, the paper analyzes how these transformations have affected the mobility of “ordinary” travelers and migrants
Buffer zone · Economics · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics · Immigration · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Territorial integrity · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Sex work and related issues
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |