Understanding the Origins & the Humanity of the Border Crisis
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Through their latest books, Javier Auyero and Jonathan Blitzer offer a humanizing look at the U.S.-Mexico border crisis and the broader sociopolitical forces behind it. Auyero’s Portraits of Persistence compiles intimate profiles of individuals across Latin America, exploring the struggles of grassroots activists, migrants, and those navigating precarious conditions. Through personal stories, the book examines how systemic inequality shapes lives. Blitzer’s Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here traces the complex history of U.S. immigration policies and their devastating consequences on Central American migrants, combining personal stories with a broader narrative of political failure.
- Books: Portraits of Persistence: Inequality and Hope in Latin America, Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
- Book Type: Non Fiction
- Authors: Javier Auyero, Jonathan Blitzer
- Moderator: Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
- Book Signing: 5:15 PM at Main Signing Tent