The video explores the subject of the illegal emigration of Mexican citizens to the United States, made by Velasco in Mexico City, on the occasion of his visit to the city at the invitation of the Spanish Cultural Centre in 2005. Javier Velasco analyses the content of a "Guide for Mexican emigrants" distributed by the Mexican government itself as an "educational" campaign about the potential dangers entailed in the adventure of illegally crossing the border. However, as the artist states, "a de ...

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