Whiteness on the Border PHILOSOPHY / Political is made artificially scarce—while limited

is made artificially scarce—while limited resources such as water and clean air are treated as though they were infinite

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in addition to encouraging more traditional forms of political participation

Whiteness on the Border PHILOSOPHY / Political is made artificially scarce—while limitedThe many lenses of racism through which the white imagination sees Mexicans and Chicanos Historically, ideas of whiteness and Americanness have been built on the backs of racialized communities. The legacy of anti Mexican stereotypes stretches back to the early nineteenth century when Anglo American settlers first came into regular contact with Mexico and Mexicans. The images of the Mexican Other as lawless, exotic, or non industrious continue to