Immigration and crime can often time combine due to the laws that are continuously created. The membership theory presented by Juliet Stumpf in chapter 2 of Governing Immigration Through Crime. Membership theory proposes that a person’s rights and privileges are only obtainable to those who are a part of a social contract with the government (Dowling & Inda, 2013, p. 60). It is believed that positive actions can occur when this takes place. Now, the membership theory uses two tools of the sovereign state for this to be achieved: the power to punish and the power to express moral condemnation (Dowling & Inda,2013, p. 60). When applying this belief to immigration law, legal and illegal have stringent explanations between them. As stated …show more content…
prior, United States more so instead have individuals who belong to their country than outsiders who may affect the economy but also the way of living. Under the membership theory, those who are outsiders will not be entitled to the same opportunity and protections that Americans may have. For instance, Stumpf stated, “Only members and beneficiaries of the social contract can make claims against the government and are entitled to the contract’s protections, and the government may act outside of the contracts constraints against individuals who are non-members” (Dowling & Inda, 2013, p.67). Throughout The Devil’s Highway: A True Story, the reader was introduced to not only the conditions migrants face to make it across the border but also presented with the discrimination that these individuals face. With the increase of migrants trying to cross the border between the Mexico and the U.S., the Mexican government helped the walkers for quite some time since the conditions they face were deadly. Mexico government gave walkers survival kits, which were filled with water and snacks to lessen their chances of encountering dehydration and starvation. Once the United States gained knowledge of what was happening, they wanted to put a stop to it since they saw it as lifesaving methods, which allowed for an invasion to happen (Urrea, 2004, 56). It is important to remember that the United States, saw these individuals as nothing more than “outsiders” who posed a significant threat to the country. When the United States learned that the migrants had access to condoms, they were not only alarmed but experience fear. They feared that the migrants would want to sleep with their daughters, make welfare babies, and party; all the while the condoms were giving by Mexico City to protect the migrants’ health, promote safe sex, and lessen the chances of pregnancy along with their dangerous journey (Urrea, 2004, 56). Based on the U.S. reactions to these actions of the Mexican government, it appears the migrants face scrutiny based on pre-assumptions and discrimination for them coming to the States. All in all, The Devil’s Highway: A True Story, has been able to contribute and give more informative information on immigration and crime, through the eyes of migrants themselves.
The book allowed for the readers to place themselves in the shoes of the Mexican migrants by painting a picture of the hardships they face on their journey to having a better life. However, though the book allows the reader to submerge themselves in the migrants’ perspective, it does not take into account the American attitude regarding the recent influx of Mexican migrants but only alludes to the negative commentary and focus on the harsh moderations of Border Patrol, who were represented as “tonks” in the book. Urrea used this reference to express the actions or shall I say forces border patrol applied when taunting and causing harm to the migrants along their journey. Even though Urrea showed Border Patrol in a negative light, he referenced the formation of BORSTAR, which helped migrants in distress. For instance, he made a note of the rescue of the Wellton 26 and the massive forces that were used to save …show more content…
them. The Devil’s Highway: A True Story, not only added to the public dialogue by discussing the hardships faced by migrants through a Mexican migrant perspective itself but the author also unlike Governing Immigration Through Crime showed that the media could focus on the good of these individuals’ stories and not necessarily the negatives.
Urrea wanted to paint these migrants in a manner that no one has ever done before. He wanted to show readers that these migrants though faced with hardships are just like you, they are striving for a better life and will do whatever it takes to reach their goal even if it means giving money and trusting a coyote to help them cross the border. Earlier in the paper, I discussed how Urrea showed that migrants are beneficial for the U.S. economy and do not weaken the economy, that many falsely assume but what he failed to do was give credibility to his claims. Throughout the book, he touched basis on how these migrants can play a decisive role in our economy, but he did not have the support to back him up or lacked credible sources. In turn, this created a bias solely based on heresy compared to that of Dowling and Inda for Governing Immigration Through
Crime. Though the author of The Devils Highway: A true story, had bias commentary from time to time, he could illustrate that problems are rising from immigration and the effects strict methods at the border can result in the death of these individuals without anyone taking full responsibility. The story could accurately describe the hardships these individuals face on not only a personal level but a spiritual one as well while conveying that the revisions made on immigration law and border patrol, were not entirely necessary.
Ruben Martinez was fascinated with the tragedy of three brothers who were killed when the truck carrying them and 23 other undocumented migrants across the Mexico – United States border turned over in a high-speed chase with the U.S. Border Patrol. “Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail” is a story about crossing and life in the United States.
In Borderlands, the realities of what happens by the border instill the true terror that people face every day. They are unable to escape and trapped in a tragic situation. After reading my three classmates’ papers, I was able to learn a lot more about this piece than I originally encountered just on my own. I was able to read this piece in a completely new light and expand on ideas that I did not even think of.
It has been three years since humanity was still alive. The year is 2020; very few people are left in America. A great series of large volcanic eruptions covered the region. No one could have prepared for them, and not one person predicted these tragedies. The author, Cormac McCarthy, shows the enticing travel of a father and his son. They must travel south for warmth, fight the starvation they are facing, and never let their guard down. They will never know what insane people might be lurking around the corner.
To be called a walker you need to come from a place where you work all day but don’t make enough ends meat. Urrea explains the small towns and villages where all the poor Mexican citizens yearn for bigger dreams and a better lifestyle. He talks about the individual subjects and circumstances that bring the walkers to decide to cross the border and risk death. Urrea tells the stories of the fourteen victims and giving brief sketches of each individual lives in Mexico. The men were mostly workers on coffee plantations or farmers. They were all leaving their families who consisted of new brides, a wife and several children or a girlfriend they hoped to marry someday. They all had mainly the same aims about going to the U.S, like raising enough money to buy furniture or to build a house, or, in one case, to put a new roof on a mother's house. All of these men really craved a better life and saw the chance for that in the U.S. Being that these men are so hung...
The primary function of the Border Patrol Agency is "Line Watch"(web), which involves the apprehension of terrorists, smugglers and illegal people at the border. The book ‘Border Patrol nation’ by Tod Miller is a classic example of the Border patrol agency day to day activities and work culture. Tod Miller has researched and written about US-Mexican border issues for last 15 years. The book contains eleven chapters, which are well structured and inter related in respect to the arguments, evident and stories. This makes the book well
To honor Christopher Columbus’s arrival and in the new world the World’s Fair, nicknamed the Columbian Exposition, was held in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago circa 1893, in The Devil in the White City, the book tells the true tales of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair. Only a few blocks from Jackson Park, the fairgrounds, a man by the name of Herman W. Mudgett, aka Dr. H. H. Holmes, arrived at Chicago looking for work as a pharmacist or doctor. Holmes actually is better known for being the serial killer who lured his fair goers to their deaths in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle". Erik Larson graduated with summa cum laude, the highest of three degrees of praise, as noted on a diploma from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied Russian history, language and culture. He received a masters in journalism from Columbia University, after a one year off. His first job was at The Bucks County Courier, where he wrote about murder witches, environmental poisons, and other things that are equally as pleasant. He wrote articles for The Atlantic, Harper’s, The New Yorker, and other publications. As his writing improved and became more well know, he became a featured writer in the Times Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Larson has written many books. Most of the books he wrote are non-fiction books and are about historical events. For example, Larson wrote In the Garden of the Beasts Love, Terror & an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin, this book goes over William Dobb’s career as an Ambassador in Germany, at the time of Hitler’s rule during the 1930’s.
The corrido has been identified as having distinctive characteristics that make up its theme and plot. First, the corrido has a “context of hostile relations between Anglos and Mexicans along the border and the establishment of a scenic structure, geographical locale, and opposing social forces” (Mendoza 146). The corrido’s hero “is a hard-working, peace-loving Mexican, who, when goaded by Anglos, outrages into violence, causing him to defend his rights and those of others of his community against the rinches, the Rangers” (Saldívar). This hero “is quickly introduced in legendary proportions and defiant stature” and many people must die before the hero reaches his triumphant, but tragic, demise (Mendoza 146).
Catastrophe strikes in Gettysburg are both Union and Confederate soldiers alike are slaughtered by the thousands. Seven soldiers lie dead at the infamous Devil’s Den after the battle of Gettysburg, with their Springfield rifles and hats lying next to their contorted and lifeless bodies. These men came from all across the nation to fight in the Battle of Gettysburg; New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Georgia. Taking control of Devil’s Den during the second day of the battle, July 2nd became a priority for both sides, as its boulders give an excellent position to sharpshooters looking to take out officers over long distance. The cover provided by the large boulders also resulted in close quarter combat, brutal up close bayonet and hand to hand
Yes, most of those who come illegally are hard-working people looking to enhance their current circumstance, yet who bring with them dangerous wrongdoing including drug smuggling, and often destroy property. Surely the passings are tragedies, yet a country has the right to control its borders. A legal means of migration exist, one that disseminates visas to individual who live outside of the country; the illegal migrants from Mexico act unjustifiably by pushing to the front of the line. Rose additionally tells the stories of the Border Control and Minutemen who see themselves as protecting legitimate citizens from migrants whose first act in their new country is to violate its
The author of the book The Devil's Highway: A True Story, is Luis Alberto Urrea, who was born in Tijuana, Mexico in 1955. Urrea grew up in poverty and was raised in California, his father is Mexican and his mother American. (Urrea, 2017) Urrea graduated from the University of California and completed the graduate program at the University of Colorado. He has written 16 books and also writes poetry. Correspondingly, the book The Devil’s Highway: A True Story, won the Lannan Literary Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize. Other books of his have also won prizes like the Christopher Award, and an Edgar Award for the best short story in the genre mystery. Also, Urrea is a part of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame. His books are used in college classrooms across the country, he has taught at Harvard University and Louisiana State University. (Urrea, 2017)
The Story “The Price of Crossing Borders” was written by Eduardo Porter. The story, “The Price of Crossing Borders” is Eduardo putting his opinion into words about the illegal Immigrants. He explains in many different ways how they help but, he also explains how many natives don 't consider their “help” as help. Eduardo believes the illegal immigrants can help the business industry, but that means the middle class actually working man and women has a chance of losing their job, or job opportunities to a person who shouldn’t even be in this country. in other words Eduardo is supporting the immigration of illegal immigrants.
A topic crucial to the world today is illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is when people live in a country without permission from the government, nor have any legal documentation. As more and more illegal immigrants enter the United States, it either upsets some people, or others feel like they should just grant them ability to pursue life, liberty, and happiness because that is what the Constitution says. Some people feel that illegal immigrants should be protected by the same rights and laws as American citizens. On the other hand, many people believe that this is a horrible mistake. They feel that the rights of citizenship should be earned and not extended to people who haven broken the law just by being in the United States.
The thought of arriving immigrants in any host country has been accompanied by reactions of exclusion, and continues to expand throughout the years. During any social illness, immigrants tend to be the first to be held responsible by their recipient societies. Most crimes are associated with immigrants due to the fact that they may not posses the same socio-economics status as natives. Another contributing factor is the media that conducts numerous stories that highlight the image of immigrant crimes to recall the alleged difference between native and foreign born. Undoubtedly, the correlation between immigration and crime has become one of the most controversial discussions in current society. As we enter a new era, immigrants will have more impact on society than ever before (Feldmeyer, 2009).
Luís Alberto Urrea’s Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border takes an in-depth journey into life on the other side of the border for Mexican refugees. Urrea highlights that despite the numbers of refugee crossing over the U.S. border from Mexico, ultimately a majority of the refugees that enter the U.S. from Mexico only escape to a less harsh poverty from which they fled. In this essay particular, I want to prove the notion that Urrea literary piece symbolizes the overcoming of struggle for the Mexican refugees, and that overcoming the harsh struggles of the Mexican borderlands is an accomplishment for Mexican refugees instead of a problem. Before I go into detail about the symbolism of barb wire in Across the Wire: Life
In the novel the Border Control are seen to have a bad reputation. All throughout the west stories are told about the patrol officers. They are said to beat, handcuff, break ribs, use tear gas, rape and tie up illegals once they find them. All of these things are just accusations there is no real truth to them. These stories and rumors are passed from town to town along the border. It is thought that the rumors are continuously told just to keep people from trying to illegally cross