The Central American Exodus and the Labor Border
U.S. Border Control Outsourcing in Southern Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7905121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Mary Garrapa (0000-0002-6945-8066, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 180-193 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x221106169 |
| OpenAlex | W4283526826 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
The “labor border” is an analytical tool, a legal device for controlling incoming migration flows through government initiatives related to the employment system. Two programs for temporary legalization of migrants implemented by the Mexican government in the context of the so-called Central American exodus—the Estas en Tu Casa (You Are at Home) plan and the Emisión de Tarjetas de Visitante por Razones Humanitarias (Issuance of Visitor Cards for Humanitarian Reasons) program—are examples of such devices. A review based on recent research on their impacts on the mobility of migrants as they cross the southern Mexican border on their way to the United States contributes to the debate over the outsourcing of border controls in the framework of the dependent relationship between Mexican migration policy and U.S. security strategy. La “frontera laboral” es una herramienta analítica, un dispositivo legal para controlar los flujos migratorios entrantes a través de iniciativas gubernamentales relacionadas con el sistema de empleo. Dos programas de legalización temporal de migrantes implementados por el gobierno mexicano en el contexto del llamado éxodo centroamericano—el plan Estas en Tu Casa y el programa Emisión de Tarjetas de Visitante por Razones Humanitarias—son un ejemplo de dichos dispositivos. Una revisión basada en investigaciones recientes sobre sus impactos en la movilidad de los migrantes al cruzar la frontera sur de México en su camino hacia los Estados Unidos contribuye al debate sobre la externalización de los controles fronterizos en el marco de la relación de dependencia entre la política migratoria mexicana y la estrategia de seguridad de los Estados Unidos
Context (archaeology) · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Humanities · Legalization · Political science · Welfare economics · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health, Geopolitics, Historical Geography · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |