The United States’ immigration policies, which once granted citizenship to free white persons as stated in the 1790 Naturalization Act, now disproportionately exclude undocumented people of color from equal access to employment through the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
A new exhibit is on display at the University of San Diego (USD) Library to shed light on the dangers migrants face. The exhibit documents every border crossing death in Southern California since 1994.