Most TV stories on immigration feature Latinos and deportation though only 24% of all U.S. immigrants are undocumented, a report finds. - NBCLatino
Only 24 percent of all U.S. immigrants lack legal status. "Especially in this moment in history, we need to know if our assumptions are correct," said Define American's Sarah Lowe.
The report, entitled “Change the Narrative, Change the World,” finds that half of the immigrant characters on television were judged to be Latinx, with 21% judged to be white and only 12% Asian/Pacific Islander , 10% Middle Eastern and 7% Black. The characters were also predominantly straight and male, with women being represented in 43% of immigrant characters and LGBTQIA+ .
The surge in Latinx immigration stories might have something to do with dominant news headlines about the Trump administration’s response to immigrants influencing showrunners and their writers’ rooms: the majority of characters with storylines related to immigration were Latinx and when it came to more character-driven stories, Latinx representation only made up 36%.
“In reality, only 24% of the U.S. immigrant population is undocumented,” says Sarah Lowe, associate director, research and impact, Define American. “So what might first appear to be an exciting win — greater representation of undocumented people in television — turns out to be a little lackluster. The Latinx experience continues to carry the storyline and stereotype of predominantly representing those crossing or who have crossed without authorization at the Southern border.
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