The Border Patrol and Their Migra Corridos: Propaganda, Genre Adaptation, and Mexican Immigration

The U.S. Border Patrol efforts to stop illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States are manifold. In recent times, the U.S. Border Patrol has begun employing so-called corridos, or Mexican ballads, as a means of covert propaganda to slow down illegal immigration. In her article, María Herrer...

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Main Author: María Herrera-Sobek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Göttingen University Press 2012-05-01
Series:American Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asjournal.org/archive/57/217.html