Unauthorized Immigration in the United States: Impact, Media Representation and Legalization Reform

• Autores: Jorge Freddy Bolaños Lopez
• Localización: INNOVA Research Journal, ISSN-e 2477-9024, Vol. 2, Nº. 8, 1, 2017, págs. 281-293
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.33890/innova.v2.n8.1.2017.379
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• Resumen

  • AbstractThis article analyses the effects that unauthorized immigration has caused in different aspects inthe United States (US), the media portrayal and treatment undocumented people and the legalization reform initiative receive by different media channels. Considering and contrasting different academic analysis and using contemporary examples in order to highlight the several issues undocumented people face on an everyday basis, the article offers an overview of possible future scenarios regarding the legal instability of the people affected by their migratory status and how likely it is that they will be offered legalization.Keywords: immigration, reform, legalization, amnesty, undocumented, immigrants, media, representation, portrayal.ResumenEste artículo analiza los efectos que la migración desautorizada ha causado en diferentes ámbitos en los Estados Unidos (US), la representación y trato mediático que personas indocumentadas y la reforma migratoria reciben de parte de diferentes medios. Considerando y contrastando diferentes análisis académicos y usando ejemplos contemporáneos para resaltar las variadassituaciones que personas indocumentadas enfrentan diariamente, este artículo ofrece una visión de posibles escenarios futuros en cuanto a la inestabilidad legal de la gente afectada por su estado migratorio y qué tan posible es que se les ofrezca legalización.Palabras clave: migración, reforma, legalización, amnistía, indocumentados, inmigrantes, medios, representación.

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