Latin America and U.S. Immigration Policy

I will being taking an indepth look at the importance of the coverage of the U.S. immigration policy and reform in Latin American media outlets in the United States. I feel that as Americans we tend to only see the United States’ side and opinions on this issue and rarley get a chance to see how those affected by this legislation feel. I will look at how the information is framed and how certain topics like illegal immigration are discussed and made accessible to their viewers. To do this I will watch two news casts weekly on Telemundo and Univision; I will go online and go to websites geared toward the Latin American communityand interview Furman faculty and students to get their insights on how they feel these media outlets shapes attiudes in the Hispanic community.