Anthropologist Leo Chavez has referred to the U.S.-Mexico border as a place of "political theatre.". By this he means that:
a. Attempts to control immigration are farcical.
b. Although the border makes news, the issues of real importance are played out in Washington D.C.
c. Different groups use border issues to promote their own agendas, ignoring the real needs of immigrants.
d. "Agitprop" tactics should be used by groups seeking to reform U.S. immigration law.
e. It is a place in which the American debate over immigration is dramatically played out.
E
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A. Mousterian B. Oldowan C. Acheulean D. Aurignacian
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a. 10 million people b. 1 million people c. 15 million families d. 250,000 people e. 500,000 families
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A) Transhumant pastoralism B) Horticulture C) Agriculture D) Foraging E) Industrialism
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A. ethnic tolerance. B. a situational negotiation of social identity. C. ethnicity. D. hypodescent. E. rotating core personality traits.