J#3B

"War on the Border" was a really interesting piece because it showed a variety of points that really struck a cork in me. As a child in a Migrant family I was always no stranger to moving between Mexicali and Calexico season after season. Having lived on the border until the end of elementary school I was no stranger to the imagery Miller described. I have very vivid memories of the border patrol cars roaming around Calexico near the border, the men with guns at each entrance, the long lines of people trying to get into the U.S. I remember helicopters, vans, and (what I then considered) army tanks all along the US/Mexico border. It seems funny to me that while the U.S. is militarizing their side of the border, in my younger years I do not have any recollection of Mexico doing the same. There were hardly any police cars, a handful of armed soldiers at the Mexico entrance, or any remotely similar to what the U.S. had. So Profe's question is super legit "Who's Declaring War on the Border?"  Even though a huge chunk of people in this country claim that we live in a post-racial society (WRONG!), the changes on the border show how untrue that is. The U.S. is preparing for war with Mexican Immigrants, not Mexico, just their immigrants. But why Mexican immigrants? What did our families do? Why are we so dangerous? What kind of threat do we pose to homeland security? Why Mexico and not Canada? So many questions, and yet, no solid truthful answers from those who are making these absurd changes to the border.