Cadernos Pagu
2008, Pages 219-250
The Mexico-United States border: Between the dream and the nightmare - the experiences of emigrants/immigrants in non-authorized trips in the global world [A fronteira México-Estados Unidos: Entre o sonho e o pesadelo - as experiências de e/imigrantes em viagens não-autorizadas no mundo global] (Article)
de Oliveira Assis G.
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Centro de Ciências Humanas e da Educação, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - FAED/UDESC, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Abstract
This article discusses the experiences of Brazilian men and women who try to cross the México-United States border in non-authorized trips in the global world. They are illegal travelers who, with the coyotes' help (immigrant smugglers), try to get into "America". In the literature, questions concerning gender tend to be treated by taking for granted that the Brazilian men are predominantly linked to migrant smuggling, while the women are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation. The aim of this text is to demonstrate that both men and women are involved in migrant smuggling and both face the risks, the fortune or misfortune of crossing the border or being deported.
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ISSN: 01048333
Original Language: Portuguese