Abstract

HERNANDEZ LOPEZ, Rafael Alonso; PORRAZ GOMEZ, Iván Francisco  and  MORANTE AGUIRRE, Mariana. Rebordering of migration in transit through Mexico. The case of Central American migration through the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara. Estud. front [online]. 2019, vol.20, e032.  Epub Oct 09, 2019. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.1911032.

The objective of this article is to analyze how the increasing securitization and militarization of Mexican migration policies against irregular migration has led to recent refronterizations marked by the widening and multiplication of borders throughout the national territory, and attempts -disjointed- of governmentalization of migrations in transit. To achieve this analysis we focus on regions traditionally not considered border areas, in that sense we seek an interpretation of space policies (physical and symbolic boundaries) in the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara, Mexico. We discuss the spatial nature of power, demonstrating the mechanisms that transform certain subjects into authorized and unauthorized bodies to transit, remain or be recognized.

Keywords : Rebordering; migration in transit; Central Americans; governmentality.

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