Dangerous and Deviant Bodies
Donald Trump clearly adds to the negative racial stereotypes about Mexican Americans and immigrants via his social media accounts, particularly Twitter. Trump frequently utilizes language and generalized, frequently untrue claims that associate immigration and Mexican Americans with violence. The tweets presented span four years, showing that Trump has had this belief for some time.
Trump has blamed Mexican Americans for the drug epidemic, domestic terrorism, and city violence through his tweets. He can blame Mexican Americans and immigration for problems in the United States by making these blunt statements. To instill a sense of fear and resent toward Mexican Americans and immigration, Trump is taking isolated occurrences and generalizing them towards an entire population. By his consistent "othering" of Mexican Americans and immigrants, Trump is able to insinuate that all Latino people at the border are criminals or dangerous because of the societal perception he has helped maintain.