After the 2016 General Election in the United States, the tensions between two economically distinct economies have started to rise in the public consciousness. In effect, the perception of minorities, impairments, and any deviation from the cis white heterosexual agenda has been challenged in terms of their acceptance within an American ecosystem and structure.
The particular perceptions of marginalized people are highly important to understand in the landscape of American life and its cultural transition during the Trump Era. In regards to this concept of normalization, Americans are fed different views of immigrants and the ‘otherness’ of people based on the media they are subscribing their mind towards. In light of illegal immigration, our new president-elect has vowed to deport over 2 million illegal immigrants that are violent criminals – if only there were actually 2 million illegal immigrant criminals to begin with.
The mass-scale announcement of labeling immigrants as ones that are “bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime…they’re rapists…and some, [trump] assumes, are good people” (CNN, 2015). This newfound escalation of illegal immigrant classification increases the perception of illegal immigration onto bodies that are merely perceived to be ‘illegal’ or ‘Mexican’, whereas other illegal immigrants are afforded the privilege to avoid these sentiments. It’s often seen in public spaces that non-black/latinx immigrants or foreigners often face a more pleasant experience in which people are more tolerant to their circumstances, whether it be an opportunity for a job, or an interest in their previous lands. In actuality, support for Trump is highest in areas where illegal immigration is lowest.
While immigration isn’t just immigrants from Mexico or central America, America has experienced immigrants from many different geographical and racial areas of the world which has afforded an increase in the U.S.’s GDP. The abusive rhetoric fueled towards immigration seems to be a backwards move in the face of globalism, but our current presidential administration will see the effects of this new possible change in our nation.
Unruly Bodies 
If my Polish Great (possibly great great) Grandfather is anything to go by an immegrant looks like a midwestern white guy working his way up in a factory job. As far as immegrant criminals go, the other side of my mothers family consisted of Irish horse thieves and moonshiners. I know this has all been said before, but I continue to be amazed how many people nowadays don’t realize that anyone who isn’t Native American is here because of immegration. Seriously, how is this still a thing.
I like the point that you bring up, an immigrant’s race can effect their experience in this country.
A white Latinx or a light skin Latinx will find that they are afforded more privileges in this country than their brown or black Latinx people. Brown or black Latinx people will face more discrimination in this country and in other Latin American countries, as well.