Feb 15, 2024 · The growing number of migrants seeking entry into the United States at its border with Mexico has strained government resources, divided Congress and emerged as a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Apr 7, 2025 · Why GAO Did This Study. The U.S. Border Patrol responds to reports of migrants who may be missing or in distress upon attempting to enter the U.S. between ports of entry. In fiscal year 2023, Border Patrol recorded 704 migrant deaths and conducted over 5,800 rescue events. The Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act (the Act) requires U.S ...

Mar 20, 2025 · Widely consulted by researchers, but also by educators and practitioners, the journal encourages the submission of papers from all social science and humanities focusing on border issues, bordering dynamics and borderlands in any part of the world. The emphasis on borders is global.

Mar 26, 2025 · Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand the American public’s views of immigration enforcement policies and the personal impact they have on U.S. adults. ... Since 2021, U.S. Border Patrol has recorded millions of encounters with migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico without authorization, with many seeking asylum. These ...

dedicated to the systematic study and exchange of ideas, information and analysis of international border. Founded in 1976 with the original impetus for the study of the United States-Mexico borderlands, the Association has experienced a steady …

Border studies, as a field, lies beyond the boundaries of a single discipline. What Is a Border? Increasingly, academic discourse has recognized that most borders are not physical and geographic divisions; they’re socially constructed, multifaceted, fluid, and transitional— a process more than a place.

Nov 27, 2023 · To a large extent, influenced by geopolitical shifts in recent years, seven key topics have emerged in the growing flow of border studies, including analysis of the role of borders as a tool for controlling international migration and regulating other social processes, the widespread activation of the barrier function of borders at different lev...

This study aims to analyze the different binational/multinational activities, programs, and structures taking place on the borders of Brazil and the U.S. between 2013 and 2015. A descriptive exploratory study of two border epidemiological surveillance (BES) …

Mar 12, 2025 · T he government’s January 2025 Current Population Survey (CPS) shows the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal together) hit 53.3 million and 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population in January 2025 — both new record highs. The January CPS is the first government survey to be adjusted to better reflect the recent surge in illegal immigrants.

May 15, 2023 · Assessing the latest theoretical approaches to border studies, the author deftly incorporates a range of disciplinary perspectives, including geography, international relations, sociology, history, security studies, and anthropology.