Prompt: The scholars in Continental Crossroads have introduced us to the ways frontier legacies, lived experiences, identities, and politics have shaped the history of the US-Mexico border and how scholars have examined that history. Using the works in Continental Crossroads and the research you did on an issue currently affecting the border region (Mixed Status Families and COVID-19 Economic Relief) answer the following question. (historiography)
How should scholars examine the history of the US-Mexico borderlands to inform current issues? Think about approaches, methodologies, sources, and theories.
The paper should focus on how we should acknowledge: experiences, identities, and politics when examining the history of the US-Mexico borderlands to inform current issues since they are interrelated.
