ON THE GROUND - A Month of Humanitarian Aid at the US/Mexico Border as a Child of Immigrants

In this episode of The Dugout, I share my month of humanitarian aid work at the U.S.-Mexico border and reflect on how immigration, borders, and carcerality intersect with personal and political struggles. From witnessing the cruelty of border enforcement to unpacking my own family’s experiences with incarceration and deportation, I explore the deeper connections between structural violence and the fight for justice.-------EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00 Intro05:28 Leaving to do humanitarian air work at the US/Mexican border06:08 Reading A CULTURE OF CRUELTY and thinking about xenophobic violence09:18 Connecting state violence at the border to how the US exports violence abroad12:58 Check out THE DUGOUT on Patreon13:55 Visiting the US/Mexican border wall and reflecting on having an undocumented father20:40 Learning more about how Border Patrol operates at the border23:40 Reflecting on my last week of humanitarian aid work28:46 My last day of humanitarian aid work29:33 Outro------------------------------------------TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND THE BORDER...📚 The Dugout IMMIGRATION AND BORDER Book List [AFFILIATE LINKS]...https://bookshop.org/lists/on-immigration-and-borders--📚 Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández: https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781620978313-📚 Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move: https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781784784713--📚 Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security: https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780872866317------------------------------------------ARTICLES...📚 "The Betrayal of American Border Policy" by Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker [An in-depth look at the challenges and contradictions in U.S. border policy, highlighting the experiences of migrants and those assisting them]: ------------------------------------------Social Media Links:Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/🔗 Substack: https://tdugout.substack.com/ 🔗YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod🔗 Website: https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast