Good example of ways that he brings laws and historical events into his memoir.

come led to “the first tim…r, Cantu will bring up laws that went effect over the years and how they helped to form the border. Cantu mentions the outcomes of The Treat of Mesilla, and how the outcome led to “the first time in history, a person crossing north or south at any point along the line would see evidence of a boundary laid out upon the earth” (Cantu p.49). Evidence can be seen by the erection of 215 new iron monuments, the replacement of 43 original boundary markers, and “tiny obelisks reaching up toward the vast arc of the sky” (Cantu p. 49).
Francisco Cantu’s memoir on being a Border Patrol Agent
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Brandon Morgan
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Apr 4, 2024
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Good example of ways that he brings laws and historical events into his memoir. Based on the other readings we've completed and your own experiences, how would you rate his use of and interpretation of these types of events?
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Written by Brandon Morgan128 Followers
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Associate Dean, History Instructor, & researcher of the Borderlands, U.S. West, & Modern Mexico. I just published a book about violence and the rural border.
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