Politics and Practices of Transborderism: Identity and Education at the Mexico-US Border
What is it like to cross the Mexico–US border every day just to go to school? Imagine waking before dawn, crossing an international border alone and navigating a school system that wasn’t built for you.

This book follows former transborder learners—students who lived in Mexico before the pandemic and studied in the US —as they go about their daily routines. From militarised checkpoints to exclusive classroom dynamics, these young people reveal a border that is lived, felt and constantly negotiated.

Through their voices, the book challenges dominant ideas of security and control, offering a powerful case for transborder policies rooted in care, connection and the everyday realities of youth who live between nations.

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Politics and Practices of Transborderism: Identity and Education at the Mexico-US Border
What is it like to cross the Mexico–US border every day just to go to school? Imagine waking before dawn, crossing an international border alone and navigating a school system that wasn’t built for you.

This book follows former transborder learners—students who lived in Mexico before the pandemic and studied in the US —as they go about their daily routines. From militarised checkpoints to exclusive classroom dynamics, these young people reveal a border that is lived, felt and constantly negotiated.

Through their voices, the book challenges dominant ideas of security and control, offering a powerful case for transborder policies rooted in care, connection and the everyday realities of youth who live between nations.

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Politics and Practices of Transborderism: Identity and Education at the Mexico-US Border

Politics and Practices of Transborderism: Identity and Education at the Mexico-US Border

by Mitxy Mabel Meneses Gutiérrez
Politics and Practices of Transborderism: Identity and Education at the Mexico-US Border

Politics and Practices of Transborderism: Identity and Education at the Mexico-US Border

by Mitxy Mabel Meneses Gutiérrez

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What is it like to cross the Mexico–US border every day just to go to school? Imagine waking before dawn, crossing an international border alone and navigating a school system that wasn’t built for you.

This book follows former transborder learners—students who lived in Mexico before the pandemic and studied in the US —as they go about their daily routines. From militarised checkpoints to exclusive classroom dynamics, these young people reveal a border that is lived, felt and constantly negotiated.

Through their voices, the book challenges dominant ideas of security and control, offering a powerful case for transborder policies rooted in care, connection and the everyday realities of youth who live between nations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781529240597
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Publication date: 01/20/2026
Series: Global Migration and Social Change
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 148
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mitxy Mabel Meneses Gutiérrez is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the Institute of Social Sciences at Sheffield Hallam University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Transborder Politics and Transbordernauts

3. Becoming Transborder

4. Port of Entry

5. Border Schools

6. Back to Home

7. Mexico–US Cooperation in Education

8. Concluding Reflections

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