ABSTRACT
The Mexican–US border is a place where violence against the migrant body is imagined, projected, and legitimated. Violence cascades from the border into the local communities of both Texas and Chihuahua, as drug gangs and people smugglers have become part of daily life. The number of violent deaths continues to rise, as thousands of vulnerable migrants, mules, and refugees are killed. This chapter investigates two heritage precincts in the neighbouring states of Texas and Chihuahua. Rather than directly contrast the two heritage sites, the chapter explores emerging approaches to museology and migration across the border. The chapter focuses on the human body as a means to communicate vulnerability across difference, but also reflects on the body as a means for fearful communities to silence and deny migrants’ presence.
