Title The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series California series in public anthropology ; 36 California series in public anthropology ; 36 Contents Prevention through deterrence -- Dangerous ground -- Necroviolence -- Memo and Lucho -- Deported -- Technological warfare -- The crossing -- Exposure -- You can't leave them behind -- Maricela -- We will wait until you get here Summary "Anthropologist Jason De León sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time--the human consequences of US immigration policy. The Land of Open Graves reveals the suffering and death that take place daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross from Mexico into the United States. Drawing on the four major fields of anthropology, De León uses an innovative combination of ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and forensic science to produce a scathing critique of 'Prevention through Deterrence, ' the federal border enforcement policy that encourages migrants to cross in areas characterized by extreme environmental conditions and high risk of death. For two decades, this policy has failed to deter border crossers while successfully turning the rugged terrain of southern Arizona into a killing field." -- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index Notes Also published electronically Subject Border security -- Social aspects -- Arizona. Border security -- Social aspects -- Mexican-American Border Region. Immigration enforcement -- Social aspects -- Arizona. Immigration enforcement -- Social aspects -- Mexican-American Border Region. SUBJECT Mexico -- Emigration and immigration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115844 United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100021 Reading List ASS329 prescribed text 2024 LC no. 2015016328 ISBN 0520282744 0520282752 9780520282742 9780520282759

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