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<p>Since the implementation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy in 2020 by the USA, Mexico has become one of the countries with the greatest number of immigrants and asylum seekers. Still, the literature on migration discourses in Mexico is scarce. This study assesses this gap by analyzing local news from three border cities with a mixed-method approach consisting of a three-level news frame analysis (Entman, <CitationRef CitationID="CR13">1993</CitationRef>; Scheufele &amp; Iyengar, <CitationRef CitationID="CR36">2012</CitationRef>) and a critical approach (Aldrete &amp; Fernández-Ardèvol, <CitationRef CitationID="CR1">2023</CitationRef>). Additionally, the newsroom’s proximity was analyzed as a framing factor. The most-read digital outlet in each city, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Reynosa, was observed during October 2023, gathering 391 news articles. The results reveal a change from the findings of previous studies on Mexican media, becoming more hostile toward alien immigrants. The news stories focus on migration as a threat to the local population with urgent and worrying narratives, which may be a major factor influencing social discrimination and political support for anti-immigration policies.</p>

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Framing the ‘Migrant Crisis’ in Mexico. A Multimodal Content Analysis of Local News from Northern Border Cities

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    2026年7月4日

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  • Mariana Aldrete

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Since the implementation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy in 2020 by the USA, Mexico has become one of the countries with the greatest number of immigrants and asylum seekers. Still, the literature on migration discourses in Mexico is scarce. This study assesses this gap by analyzing local news from three border cities with a mixed-method approach consisting of a three-level news frame analysis (Entman, 1993; Scheufele & Iyengar, 2012) and a critical approach (Aldrete & Fernández-Ardèvol, 2023). Additionally, the newsroom’s proximity was analyzed as a framing factor. The most-read digital outlet in each city, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Reynosa, was observed during October 2023, gathering 391 news articles. The results reveal a change from the findings of previous studies on Mexican media, becoming more hostile toward alien immigrants. The news stories focus on migration as a threat to the local population with urgent and worrying narratives, which may be a major factor influencing social discrimination and political support for anti-immigration policies.