This article explores the notion of the “malandro” (bad man) in the testimonial narratives of migrants at the US border published in the Humanizing Deportation archive. The idea of the male migrant as inherently dangerous, with propensity to assault, rape, kidnap, or murder, emerged in political rhetoric during the 2016 US presidential campaign. Upon reviewing some of the more provocative stories recorded in the archive, this chapter concludes that these narratives present a much more nuanced approach to migrant masculinities than what is portrayed by either anti- or pro-migration political or mediatic discourse.

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Bad Guys at the Border: Migrant Perspectives

  • Robert McKee Irwin

摘要

This article explores the notion of the “malandro” (bad man) in the testimonial narratives of migrants at the US border published in the Humanizing Deportation archive. The idea of the male migrant as inherently dangerous, with propensity to assault, rape, kidnap, or murder, emerged in political rhetoric during the 2016 US presidential campaign. Upon reviewing some of the more provocative stories recorded in the archive, this chapter concludes that these narratives present a much more nuanced approach to migrant masculinities than what is portrayed by either anti- or pro-migration political or mediatic discourse.