José Orduña writes about race, class, politics and other pleasantries. His first book, The Naturalization, about his experience becoming a U.S. citizen in the era of mass deportation, is due out from Beacon Press in Spring of 2016. He Tweets @JoseMOrduna.
Nacà en Veracruz pero llegué a Chicago cuando tenÃa solo un año y medio. Siempre supe que el lugar que yo considero mi casa piensa que soy extranjero. Este es mi relato de cuando visité la Exposición de Seguridad en la Frontera de 2014, donde hay una industria militar en auge que apunta a gente como yo.
My family emigrated from Mexico when I was young. Now an American citizen, I went to the 2014 Border Security Expo in Phoenix, where the newest military technology meant to target people like us is part of a booming industry.