9/11 merged US immigration and terrorism efforts at Latinos’ expense, study finds
Saturday, August 20, 2016 - 12:01
in Mathematics & Economics
After September 11, issues of immigration and terrorism merged, heightening surveillance and racializing Latino immigrants as a threat to national security, according to sociologists at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). Latino immigration in the United States has long sparked passionate debates, with Latinos often racialized as ‘illegal aliens’ posing an economic threat. […]