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The History of US-Mexico Border Control
37:27 - 46:22 (08:55)
The US Border Patrol began targeting Mexicans in the 1930s, falsely accusing many of unlawful border crossings. Although Mexico was not subject to quotas under the 1924 immigration law, secondary laws allowed agents at the border to decide who could enter the US legally, ultimately leading to the deportation of over a million people, including more than half of US citizens.
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The early days of the border patrol operated under the Department of Labor, where border and customs agents had the discretion to decide who could enter the country legally, subjecting migrants to arbitrary requirements at their discretion.
37:27 - 39:39 (02:11)
Summary
The early days of the border patrol operated under the Department of Labor, where border and customs agents had the discretion to decide who could enter the country legally, subjecting migrants to arbitrary requirements at their discretion. Most early border patrolmen were white supremacists, putting non-white migrants at a disadvantage.
ChapterThe History of US-Mexico Border Control
EpisodePart One: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The farmers of the early 1900s wanted a minimum amount of migrants to keep running their farms, but didn't want them to stay in the United States.
39:39 - 42:05 (02:26)
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The farmers of the early 1900s wanted a minimum amount of migrants to keep running their farms, but didn't want them to stay in the United States. By the 1930s, Mexicans were starting communities and buying homes in the Southwest.
ChapterThe History of US-Mexico Border Control
EpisodePart One: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The criminalization of immigration in the United States began in the 1930s when border patrol agents rounded up and deported Mexicans as a way to justify their removal.
42:05 - 44:53 (02:47)
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The criminalization of immigration in the United States began in the 1930s when border patrol agents rounded up and deported Mexicans as a way to justify their removal. The resources spent on enforcing immigration laws and building prisons have come at a great cost, with thousands of cases of unlawful entry prosecuted by the end of 1930.
ChapterThe History of US-Mexico Border Control
EpisodePart One: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Former border patrol agent, Stovall, recounts the violence that border patrol agents relied on from the beginning up until now in the Mexican town of San Elizario.
44:53 - 46:22 (01:29)
Summary
Former border patrol agent, Stovall, recounts the violence that border patrol agents relied on from the beginning up until now in the Mexican town of San Elizario. The primary method of action for border patrol agents has been violence, which includes deporting a million people, over half of whom were US citizens.