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Congratulations to Erica Toffoli whose article “Electric Eyes: Surveillance, Sovereignty, and the Limits of the Border Patrol’s Technocratic Vision on the U.S.-Mexico Line” has won this year's Orsi Prize, which recognizes the best research essay published in the journal "California History" each year.

Pressing Onward: The Imperative Resilience of Latina Migrant Mothers centers the stories of mothers who migrated from Latin America, settled in New Haven, Connecticut, and overcame trauma and ongoing adversity to build futures for their children. These migrant mothers enact imperative resilience, en

This interview was originally published on the UCI School of Social Sciences site by Heather Ashbach, and is reposted here with permission. Award-winning Author Laura EnriquezImmigration policy is fundamentally reshaping Latino families and perpetuating inequality, says UCI Chicano/Latino st