The camera fades in from black on a sepia-toned arid desert.
My grandparents moved here in 1919 from Jalisco, Mexico, Mayor Salas explains.
He offered interesting insight into the attitude of people just a bit further removed from the border.
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As you get further away [from the U.S./Mexico border] you get more racism.
The people that lived on the border were less racist and more accepting.
He explained that the further north he went, the more people treated everyone like illegals.
Latinos further away from the border had to know their place.
And what does Guzman think of how film and TV portray the border?
What they get wrong is: its not always political, but its always cultural.
Closer to the border, Luna explains, white people seemed much kinder as well.
Hes tough, gruff, and doesnt hold a very nuanced view of border crossing.
He believes, above all else, that his job is to protect his side of the line.
What is the right way?
Thats all it took to do it the so-called right way.
Over time the immigration laws have become more costly and time-consuming.
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