RT Article
T1 The Discursive Figuration of U.S. Supremacy in Narratives Sympathetic To Undocumented Immigrants
JF Social justice
VO 36
IS 2
SP 38
OP 53
A1 Lawston, Jodie Michelle 1977-
A2 Murillo, Ruben R.
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747364010
AB This article analyzes the immigration debate in the United States by examining its representation in mass media. An episode of the reality television program "30 Days," the documentary film "Under the Same Moon," the nonfiction book "Enrique's Journey," and the short story "Cariboo Café" are examined. The debate is framed as divided between a belief that illegal U.S. immigrants should be prosecuted and deported and a belief that illegal U.S. immigrants should be accepted. Focus is given to U.S. immigrants from Mexico, and it is suggested that the U.S. is depicted as superior to Mexico across the media.
K1 Mexico-United States relations
K1 Immigration law -- United States
K1 Emigration & immigration -- Social aspects
K1 Immigration enforcement
K1 Undocumented immigrants -- United States
K1 Immigrants -- United States
K1 Immigrants in mass media