Examining the Relationship Between Border-infrastructure/Enforcement and Border-adjacent Community Members

Examining the Relationship Between Border-infrastructure/Enforcement and Border-adjacent Community Members

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2019 DSRF Award Winner Olivia Simpson

This summer I spent a month in Southwestern Arizona investigating the way proximity to militarization and other border enforcement strategies has affected residents. I interviewed community members and shadowed those involved in desert aid work to contextualize the interviews. This research is the basis of my Sociology Honors Thesis.