Violence and vulnerability of female migrants in drop houses in Arizona: the predictable outcome of a chain reaction of violence.
This qualitative research study examines the experiences of immigrant women crossing the U.S./Mexico border and the proliferation of "drop houses" in Arizona as a new phenomenon, one that is often marked by kidnappings and sexual assault. Little research has been published on the violence women face on their journey, and the drop houses have almost completely escaped scholarly analysis. We argue that the drop houses must be seen as a consequence of a "state of emergency" declared by policy makers that led to changes in U.S. national and local immigration policies that fueled what we call a "chain reaction of violence."
University of Arizona, Tucson, USA williamsimmons@email.arizona.edu.
William Paul
WP
Simmons
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
Cecilia
C
Menjívar
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA.
Michelle
M
Téllez
D000328:Adult; D001130:Arizona; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
U.S./Mexico border; gender and migration; sexual violence; states of exception