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Machete Stirs Immigration Debates: 'Mexploitation' at the Movies

From bad-ass migrants to drug gangs, Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, opening this weekend, runs wild with America’s immigration crisis.

Bryan Curtis
Bryan Curtis
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An undocumented Mexican immigrant puts aside his gardening tools, picks up an AK-47, and goes on a killing spree. This is not a fever dream of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.

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Bryan Curtis

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