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Posted on: March 22nd, 2006
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ]
Tags: border, citizenship, Professor
“What are borders? We can’t see them. Unless someone posts a sign or builds a checkpoint, we can’t tell where they are. And there’s no “line in the dirt” to go with the sign. Borders seem artificial, a peculiarly human invention.
The heavy emphasis on securing our nation’s borders may appear to be a recent phenomenon, prompted by the climate of fear and suspicion generated by terrorism. But concern for border security is actually nothing new, according to John Nieto-Phillips, associate professor of history and Latino studies at Indiana University Bloomington.
“For more than a century, developed nations have periodically asserted control over their borders as an exercise of their sovereignty,” Nieto-Phillips said. “Events of the last few years have once again brought the subject of border control to the forefront of public discussion, especially regarding immigration.”
Nieto-Phillips studies the evolution of Latino communities in the United States and neighboring regions since the late 19th century. He is interested in the varied ways Latinas and Latinos have responded to their marginalization from the United States’ body politic and have contested what “American citizenship” should be. His research and teaching involve aspects of Latina and Latino civic identities as defined by race, migration, gender, language, education and social class.”
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