Crossover Appeal: South of the Border, Popular Ballads About the Perils of Illegal Immigration Have a Surprising Heritage: Made in — and by — the United States of America

From the the truth is stranger than fiction department, the Washington Post reports that ” [i]n what may be among the lesser-known deterrents exercised by our nation’s security forces, the Border Patrol is deploying up-tempo Mexican folk songs about tragic border crossings to dissuade would-be illegal immigrants.”

The good news is that, unlike border fences, Operation Gatekeeper, etc., the songs are unlikely to result in the deaths of migrants.

KJ