Birth and Borders

Birth and Borders

Dr. Alexander’s article, “The freedom to move isn’t a basic human right,. It depends on where you’re born” completely opened my eyes to the pre-determined…

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Mental Image Matters

Mental Image Matters

As the weeks go on, I am progressively learning how truly complex the Migrant crisis is. No wonder it is so hard to “fix” ;…

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Critique- "Against All Odds"

Critique- “Against All Odds”

As we have seen in class, there are numerous public awareness campaigns on the migrant crisis circulating in the media. Most of them are in…

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Routine Emergencies

Routine Emergencies

In her article “Catastrophes”, Cristiana Giordano discusses the sub-surface problem of addressing the migrant crisis as precisely that, a “crisis”. While the entire issue is…

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A House Divided

A House Divided

In The Positionality of the Latino– America’s Migrant Worker, Dr. Isabella Alexander dissects the various components that go into classifying how positively or negatively certain…

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Discrimination Defined

Discrimination Defined

Nicholas P. De Genova’s article “Migrant “Illegality” and Deportability in Everyday Life” sheds light on the construction of the term “illegality” and its influence in…

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Ignorance is Bliss

Ignorance is Bliss

This week’s readings shed light on the corruption surrounding “Hot Spots” as well as the disparity in the amount of Africans fleeing to Europe versus…

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Injustice at the Crossing

Injustice at the Crossing

The first time I read The Crossing and watched the trailer for The Burning, my jaw dropped. I felt like my entire life, I have…

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