The Media construction of a Threat: Scapegoating the Latinx community to make “America Great Again”

The prejudice against Latinx Immigrants in the United States during Donald Trump’s first campaign was enabled by deeply rooted systematic discrimination, which had already existed prior to him entering office. Historical patterns of labor exploitation with the bracero program, repatriation such a operation wetback and cultural exclusion such as lack of linguistical and cultural inclusion in film and news laid the groundwork for citizens to become susceptible to untrue narratives and demonstrated...