As
a result, the border has not been brought down or left alone. There are new
technologies that have been added to the border to be able to detect people
from crossing or find drug smugglers a lot fasters. Heat sensors, cameras,
laser detectors have been placed to discretely pinpoint locations to which
someone is crossing the border. While the border has increased, so have the
methods of getting across the border. Many people have hidden in cars in the
most unusual places. In the video to the left are a couple of methods people
have used to either get over the border or have tried to hide in cars. The most
unusual type of drug smuggling on the video is a catapult swinging drugs over
the border. In general the border line created
by 276 monuments is no longer what divides the United States with Mexico. It
was a significant factor in dividing the two countries, but now a 800 or more
mile wall is the divider. Although in some areas the wall is still made out of
iron. The other more populated areas are surrounded by what is the carter
curtain. Going back to the question I asked earlier: what if I were to tell you
that the border wall was built because border patrol could not handle so many
people coming into the United States? You can now see that the answer was that yes
the border patrol did need help. The rangers enforced the law by any means
necessary. The Texas rangers were the first to establish the first border
patrol in El Paso Texas in 1924. It is now evident that after the bracero
program, which allowed Mexicans to come work in the United States opened up the
eyes of a lot of Mexican men and their families to want to come and live in the
United States. That program is a major indicator in time that has pinpointed to
the reasons of mass migrations of Mexicans to the United States. Whether it be
by foot, or train. This then results in the construction of the border walls.
Currently, some parts of the border may now have three walls while others
continue to have one. There is still a gap located in the desert of Arizona
tunneling people thorough that area of nothing but sand and dry heat. Many
people still disagree with the wall and have created organizations to help out
the immigrants crossing in the desert. They leave water stations for the
immigrants to get on their journey across. Unfortunately, patrol agents dump
the water or remove them because it is federal land and that was not allowed on
federal land. At the same time, many people side with the wall cause they like
to keep their space and not share with anyone whom is not supposed to be here.
Border Wall Memorial 2002
About me:
My name is Monique Berumen and I am a senior at San Diego State University. I am in the Interdisciplinary Studies emphasizing in Sociology, Chicano/a Studies and Counseling and School Psychology. Throughout my college experience, I have had the privilege to take many Chicano/a studies classes that focus on border issues as well as immigration and how it affects the community. The only answer I was not able to find was how the wall was constructed. It wasn’t until I took Chicano/a Studies 375 that I was able to unleash my curiosity even further and be able to do my research just on the border. I have decided to focus on the construction on the border wall because I have seen it evolve throughout my years living in San Diego. My grandmother often took me across the border to visit families and buy groceries. Since I was bored crossing the border the majority of the time, I always took note on how the wall has slowly evolved to be what it is today. That is precisely what sparked my interest in creating this site to inform many people on the information and historical significance the border has become not just to me, but others as well.
References:
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0t1nc25c/?brand=oac4
http://www.cbp.gov/about/history/1924-border-patrol-established
http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/san-diego/border-monuments-us-mexico.html
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/summer/mexico-1.html
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/26388
https://nacla.org/article/why-build-border-wall
Gómez, Laura E.. Manifest Destinies : The Making of the Mexican American Race. New York, NY, USA: New York University Press (NYU Press), 2007. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 17 December 2014.
Hernandez, Kelly Lytle. Migra! : A History of the U.S. Border Patrol. Berkeley, CA, USA: University of California Press, 2010. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 17 December 2014.
Garlington, Phil. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 26 June 1979: sd_a1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfVENwfeGHw
My name is Monique Berumen and I am a senior at San Diego State University. I am in the Interdisciplinary Studies emphasizing in Sociology, Chicano/a Studies and Counseling and School Psychology. Throughout my college experience, I have had the privilege to take many Chicano/a studies classes that focus on border issues as well as immigration and how it affects the community. The only answer I was not able to find was how the wall was constructed. It wasn’t until I took Chicano/a Studies 375 that I was able to unleash my curiosity even further and be able to do my research just on the border. I have decided to focus on the construction on the border wall because I have seen it evolve throughout my years living in San Diego. My grandmother often took me across the border to visit families and buy groceries. Since I was bored crossing the border the majority of the time, I always took note on how the wall has slowly evolved to be what it is today. That is precisely what sparked my interest in creating this site to inform many people on the information and historical significance the border has become not just to me, but others as well.
References:
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0t1nc25c/?brand=oac4
http://www.cbp.gov/about/history/1924-border-patrol-established
http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/san-diego/border-monuments-us-mexico.html
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/summer/mexico-1.html
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/26388
https://nacla.org/article/why-build-border-wall
Gómez, Laura E.. Manifest Destinies : The Making of the Mexican American Race. New York, NY, USA: New York University Press (NYU Press), 2007. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 17 December 2014.
Hernandez, Kelly Lytle. Migra! : A History of the U.S. Border Patrol. Berkeley, CA, USA: University of California Press, 2010. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 17 December 2014.
Garlington, Phil. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 26 June 1979: sd_a1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfVENwfeGHw