Based on qualitative interview data with Mexican American and White participants, this article examines the impact of immigration-related policies on the U.S.-born adult children of Mexican immigrants. Building on Dunn’s concept of a low-intensity conflict zone, we argue that the militarization of the border carries consequences for Mexican American border residents. Becoming collateral subjects to a system of racialized legal violence, they experience the suspension of constitutional rights through racially motivated arbitrary stops, interrogations, and searches. The frequency and intensity of these experiences lead to anxiety, frustration, and powerlessness, and chips away at their emotional well-being.

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100 英里边境执法区对亚利桑那州墨西哥裔美国人的影响

本文基于对墨西哥裔美国人和白人参与者的定性访谈数据，探讨了移民相关政策对墨西哥移民在美国出生的成年子女的影响。基于邓恩的低强度冲突区概念，我们认为边境军事化会给墨西哥裔美国边境居民带来后果。他们成为种族化法律暴力制度的附属主体，因出于种族动机的任意拦截、审讯和搜查而被中止宪法权利。这些经历的频率和强度会导致焦虑、沮丧和无力感，并削弱他们的情绪健康。