HLS-450 Immigration and Worldwide Border Security
Immigration and Worldwide Border Security examines the
complexities and intersectionality of geographic, political,
social, economic, and cultural borders between nations
and explores how changes with one affects others. The
course focuses on national sovereignty and attempts to
secure national borders through the enactment of laws
and resource allocations, together with the conflicts that
can emerge between nations as people attempt to move
across borders. It analyzes current and historical political,
economic, and policy issues between nations, using the
United States, Mexico, and European refugee movements, as
case studies. The course will also explore the various policy
and operational strategies used for border security, and their
impact both economically and culturally. Topics will cover
threats to national security, migration issues, transnational
crime, the use of technology in securing borders, and border
protection from a historical and current perspective.