The Mexico-Canada border: extraterritorial border control and the production of "economic refugees"
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Date
2018
Authors
Young, Julie E. E.
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Inderscience
Abstract
By examining the Mexico-Canada border, I argue that the interplay between discourses of the 'bogus economic refugee' and Canada's extraterritorial bordering practices is crucial to understanding human security in North America. The concept of the Mexico-Canada border is shorthand for how Canadian policies and practices aim to police Mexico's borders. For example, Canada implemented a visa requirement in 2009 in response to a 'surge' in refugee claims by Mexican nationals. The term also signals how Mexico has been constructed as the focus of regional migration management, including through Canada's Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program to support policing and border security efforts within Mexico. Both initiatives contribute to a broader Canadian strategy of Mexican refugee deterrence.
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Accepted author manuscript
Keywords
Mexico-Canada border , Extraterritorial border control , Economic refugees , Refugee policies , Migration management , Discourse , Visa requirement , Anti-crime capacity building program , Deterrence , Canada , Mexico , North America
Citation
Young, J. E. E. (2018). The Mexico-Canada border: Extraterritorial border control and the production of 'economic refugees'. International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, 4(1/2), 35-50. https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMBS.2018.091225