‘On the ship there were more people fleeing like me’
diasporic itineraries from West Africa in Latin America
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880006408Keywords:
Nigerian diaspora, border security, asylum seekersAbstract
Drawn upon ethnographical interviews, this essay is a brief case study on the contemporary West African transnational human mobility flows toward Mexico’s northern border. First, the article presents a general
panorama on one determining rationale: institutionalized sociopolitical violence. After, the text reflects on the main features of the Latin American
route: its inconsistencies and ambiguities. From a diasporic perspective, the paper emphasizes the transnational networks and relations enabling these
transatlantic-intercontinental itineraries despite pervasive global border securitization regimes.
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