Rebordering of migration in transit through Mexico. The case of central american migrations through the metropolitan area of Guadalajara

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze how the increasing securitization and militarization of Mexican migration policies against irregular migration has led to recent refronterizationsmarked by the widening andmultiplication of borders throughout the national territory, and attempts –disjointed– of governmentalization of migrations in transit. To achieve this analysis we focus on regions traditionally not considered border areas, in that sense we seek an interpretation of space policies (physi-cal and symbolic boundaries) in the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara, Mexico. We discuss the spatial nature of power, demonstrating the mechanisms that transform certain subjects into authorized and unauthorized bodies to transit, remain or be recognized.