Dicotomías, identificaciones y migraciones en las Américas

Abstract

This article analyzes the role of migration in dichotomous identifications between North  America and Latin America. Considering international migrations as factors and, at the same  time, consequences of historic and cultural dichotomous narratives between North America  and Latin America, this article focus his analysis on three specific historical periods in which  international migrations and dichotomous narratives interacted more evidently: a) the end  of the XIX century, when significant contingent of European migrants arrived in the Western  Hemisphere, b) the XX century, when United States became the new “North” of continental  migration, and c) the current period, when Latin American immigrants in United States are  perceived as a threat for national security and cultural security.