The Securitization of Migration: An Analysis of United States Border Security and Migration Policy Toward Mexico

Abstract

By examining securitization speech acts and the organizational behavior of the agencies tasked with controlling border security and immigration, this thesis will examine the consequences of security discourse on United States policies for the borderlands, the impact of escalating speech acts for the securitization of those key territories, and the limits placed upon political leaders and relevant organizations by institutional forces. Specifically, the thesis will examine the implementation and consequences of guest-worker programs between the United States and Mexico during World War I and World War II. In addition, the thesis will examine how organizational behavior shaped the ability of United States government agencies to implement and enforce border security and labor policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA580156

Entities

People

  • James M. Garrett

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • North America
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Policy
  • Second World War
  • Societies
  • Undocumented Noncitizens
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government and Public Administration Law.