Date of Award
2022-12-01
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
History
Advisor(s)
Ernesto Chavez
Abstract
This paper focuses on immigration operations and policies from 1990-2008 with a focus on how these operations and policies affected the city of El Paso, Texas. The work begins with a brief introduction of immigration policies from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 which gave amnesty to undocumented immigrants. The research follows Bowie High School's lawsuit against the United States Border Patrol, Operation Hold the Line, and how racial scripts were used from 1990-2000. To conclude, the thesis focuses on post-9/11 legislation, criminalization and citizenship profiling, and a hearing that was held in El Paso, Texas at the Chamizal National Monument discussing why local law enforcement should or should not enforce immigration laws.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2022-12
File Size
81 p.
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Melissa Lisette Trejo
Recommended Citation
Trejo, Melissa Lisette, "Criminalization and Citizenship: How Racial Discrimination Affects U.S. Immigration Policy" (2022). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 3742.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/3742