'Build That Wall!': Manufacturing the Enemy, yet Again

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  • Author(s): Santamaría Graff, Cristina C.
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE). 2017 30(10):999-1005.
  • Publication Date:
    2017
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Descriptive
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      7
    • Subject Terms:
      Political Issues; Racial Bias; Social Bias; Mexicans; Undocumented Immigrants; Whites; Ethnic Stereotypes; United States History; Federal Legislation; Immigration; Nationalism; Terrorism
    • Subject Terms:
      Immigration and Nationality Act 1965; Immigration Reform and Control Act 1986
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/09518398.2017.1312592
    • ISSN:
      0951-8398
    • Abstract:
      The 2016 presidential campaign and the election of Donald Trump has amplified divisive anti-immigrant sentiment and has further positioned "Mexicans as enemy." Trump's "Build That Wall!" declarative has stoked nativist ire through manufactured narratives that rarely, if ever, consider the United States government's role in the increase of undocumented immigrants residing in our country. In this essay, the author connects the current administration's anti-immigrant, anti-Mexican proposals to historical legislation that, cloaked under the guise of "national security" or a return to "American values," has aimed to maintain White hegemony. Additionally, the author examines anti-Mexican narratives that aim to criminalize Mexican immigrants' behaviors to justify imperialistic and unjust policies that further serve dominant-White political elites and their constituents.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      23
    • Publication Date:
      2017
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1160928