Drugs, ethnic profiling, and the American perception of Colombian immigrants, 1979-1990
Drugs, ethnic profiling, and the American perception of Colombian immigrants, 1979-1990
This paper analyzes how the media’s portrayal of Colombian drug trafficking turned into a stigma that affected the Colombian community in the United States. By reviewing periodical sources between the years 1979-1990, this paper argues that the formation of the drug trafficking stigma stems from the media's almost exclusive portrayal of Colombians as drug traffickers, within a context of U.S.-Colombia relations that encompassed tensions regarding responsibility for the growing transnational drug problem. Ultimately, this study proves that the drug trafficking stigma for Colombian immigrants is inherently tied to how American society viewed the Colombian government’s actions in the war on Drugs.
Sastoque, Laurisa
10195d97-914b-4fe5-9093-c5e0bd027997
1 January 2022
Sastoque, Laurisa
10195d97-914b-4fe5-9093-c5e0bd027997
Sastoque, Laurisa
(2022)
Drugs, ethnic profiling, and the American perception of Colombian immigrants, 1979-1990.
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History, 12 (1), [8].
(doi:10.20429/aujh.2022.120108).
Abstract
This paper analyzes how the media’s portrayal of Colombian drug trafficking turned into a stigma that affected the Colombian community in the United States. By reviewing periodical sources between the years 1979-1990, this paper argues that the formation of the drug trafficking stigma stems from the media's almost exclusive portrayal of Colombians as drug traffickers, within a context of U.S.-Colombia relations that encompassed tensions regarding responsibility for the growing transnational drug problem. Ultimately, this study proves that the drug trafficking stigma for Colombian immigrants is inherently tied to how American society viewed the Colombian government’s actions in the war on Drugs.
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