Trump's Border, As Seen on TV
Trump's Border, As Seen on TV
By
Fernanda Solórzano
Hollywood has a history of depicting the border in black and white. We could all use a few more shades of gray.
This article is adapted from AQ's special issue on the U.S.-Mexico relationship. To receive AQ at home, subscribe here.
Those looking for affirmation of President Donald Trump’s “bad hombres” idea of the border are more likely to find it in fiction than in fact. Through much of its history, Hollywood has portrayed U.S.-Mexico relations through a lens of antagonism, or painted northern Mexico as...
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