| Hosted by | Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University |
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| Details | This symposium explores how the US-Mexico border historically has been constructed through the politicization of race and segregation of communities. The racialization of the border and the crises it creates demonstrates the United States’ longstanding exclusionary approach towards foreign-born people seeking entry and belonging to the nation. In recent decades, in the name of “border security,” Democratic and Republican administrations alike have used various means to harden the U.S. Southern border and control the flow of migrants, asylum seekers, and goods — from restrictions on work visas and the asylum process, to increased physical barriers, surveillance technologies, and militarized enforcement mechanisms. As we enter the second quarter of the twenty-first century, however, the xenophobia embedded in U.S. immigration policy is revealing itself with disturbing clarity through widespread ICE raids, warrantless detention, family separation, concentration camps, deportation, and foreign imprisonment. At the same time, communities within the borderlands continue to develop creative modes to survive and resist these exclusionary forces. Free and open to the public, the program features panel discussions as well as a break-out session for teachers. For information about the program schedule, and to register for the event, please visit the designated event page. For any questions about the event, please email: gilder.lehrman.center@yale.edu |
| Admission | Free |
| Location | Yale University, Luce Hall Auditorium |
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| More Info | info link |