La Migra! The Nuanced History of the United States Border Patrol

Remembering “my Josés”

I wrote this after the first time that I read Cantú’s work a couple of years ago. I wanted to share it with you all as…

Empathy in Pages: Understanding Migration Through the Heart of a Border Patrol Agent

Blog Post 5

What unique perspectives is Francisco Cantú able to provide in his memoir regarding the Border Patrol, migration, and the tensions we’ve studied between the local and the national (or “the state”) in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands?

Blog 5

The Line Becomes a River

What unique perspectives is Francisco Cantú able to provide in his memoir regarding the Border Patrol, migration, and the tensions we’ve studied between the local and the national (or “the state”) in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands?

Francisco Cantu’s memoir on being a Border Patrol Agent

Francisco Cantu outlines his life as a Border Patrol agent in his memoir The Line Becomes a River. Cantu mentions accounts of his childhood and his implicit close relationship with his mother. The perspective that Cantu brings is a…

Blog Post #1

How do the stories of enslaved people who escaped to Mexico help us to understand the limitations of policies and the formation of the early border?

In the book, South to Freedom by Alice Baumgartner, the lives on enslaved people who have escaped to Mexico is discussed. During…

Blog Post #5

By: Kaylee Hickman

“The Line Becomes A River” by Francisco Cantu was an interesting read that showed great…

The Beast

Our readings thus far have provided very important information in regard to the United States and Mexico border. Our readings have covered everything from the early days and formation of the border, to the Border Patrol implementation and operation, Texas Rangers policing the border area, the topic of…

Blog Post 5

Francisco Cantu was able to provide different perspectives regarding the border patrol, migration and tensions we’ve studied between in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands. One thing I enjoyed about this work is that I felt like I was getting first hand perspective and could put myself in the situation and…