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Deported, homeless, and into the canal: Environmental structural violence in the binational Tijuana River

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  • Calderón-Villarreal, Alhelí
  • Terry, Brendan
  • Friedman, Joseph
  • González-Olachea, Sara Alejandra
  • Chavez, Alfonso
  • Díaz López, Margarita
  • Pacheco Bufanda, Lilia
  • Martinez, Carlos
  • Medina Ponce, Stephanie Elizabeth
  • Cázares-Adame, Rebeca
  • Rochin Bochm, Paola Fernanda
  • Kayser, Georgia
  • Strathdee, Steffanie A.
  • Muñoz Meléndez, Gabriela
  • Holmes, Seth M.
  • Bojorquez, Ietza
  • Los Huertos, Marc
  • Bourgois, Philippe

Abstract

The US deports more Mexicans to Tijuana than any other borderland city. Returning involuntarily as members of a stigmatized underclass, many find themselves homeless and de-facto stateless. Subject to routinized police victimization, many take refuge in the Tijuana River Canal (El Bordo). Previous reports suggest Tijuana River water may be contaminated but prior studies have not accessed the health effects or contamination of the water closest to the river residents.

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  • Calderón-Villarreal, Alhelí & Terry, Brendan & Friedman, Joseph & González-Olachea, Sara Alejandra & Chavez, Alfonso & Díaz López, Margarita & Pacheco Bufanda, Lilia & Martinez, Carlos & Medina Ponce,, 2022. "Deported, homeless, and into the canal: Environmental structural violence in the binational Tijuana River," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 305(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:305:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622003501
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115044
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