Q Sociologists have analyzed how language can create realities. When the term "securing the border" is used we image security systems such as video monitors, alarms, and beware signs (similar to what people might have to secure their homes). When the term "policing the border" is used it creates a reality in which immigrants need to be "policed," and therefore are viewed as criminals. Policing the border involves police cars with lights and sirens, policemen with handguns, handcuffs, and batons. With your classmates discuss what does "militarizing the border" involve? How are immigrants crossing the border viewed? What equipment will be used?
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