Borders of the Americas and Immigration
The Mexico-United States border is the subject of tremendous interest and rigorous academic attention in multidisciplinary fields at the University of Arizona. Faculty at the UA teach and conduct research on the border, in themes including:
- Transboundary water and environment/development issues
- Free trade and regional integration
- Immigration policy and international human rights issues
- Bilingual education and comparative cultures
- Gender and health on the border
- Literature and languages of the border region
- Interpretations of popular culture in the borderlands.
CLAS sponsors and active working group of faculty and students called the
Fronteridades Group, who are deeply interested in border issues and research.
