2020
DOI: 10.22201/cisan.24487228e.2020.1.414
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Trump’s US-Mexico Border Agenda: An Agenda-Building Examination of Candidate-Generated Messages

Abstract: On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump announced his candidacy for president of the United States, stating that he would build a wall on the southern border and Mexico would pay for it. From that moment on, the U.S.-Mexico border region became the news epicenter in the nation throughout the 2016 presidential campaign. This article examines Trump’s candidate-generated messages in relation to the border as part of his political communication strategy. The authors perform a content analysis of his political ads and hi… Show more

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“…Trump's stance on immigration was very clear. The country was being invaded by illegal migrants that were stealing jobs from Americans and those migrants were in the country to supply drugs, increase crime, and escalate sexual assaults (Flores and Chavez, 2020). Visible arrival of immigrants from Latin American countries were targeted first, especially Mexicans, who in the eyes of Trump were indistinguishable from Central and South American migrants.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Trump's stance on immigration was very clear. The country was being invaded by illegal migrants that were stealing jobs from Americans and those migrants were in the country to supply drugs, increase crime, and escalate sexual assaults (Flores and Chavez, 2020). Visible arrival of immigrants from Latin American countries were targeted first, especially Mexicans, who in the eyes of Trump were indistinguishable from Central and South American migrants.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%