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What is it about?

This article explains how news media create and foster national myths when they report on national issues--in this case, immigration.

Why is it important?

Immigration is in the news with the European Refugee Crisis, the US unaccompanied child immigrant crisis, and 12 million undocumented workers. This research is based on a full year of news reporting from ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN. The story may be today's news, but the myths are ancient.

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