Hasta Mañana and The View Grapple with Migration Challenges
During a recent segment of an episode aired on the American talk show The View (ABC, November 11, 2024), the panel’s insightful discussion centered on migration management themes. The group’s dialogue considered proposed mass removal costs as well as securing the U.S. border with humane border management policies and practices. In so doing, their discussion also juxtaposed today’s top news headlines with themes from Carolyn Wilkerson’s fiction novel Hasta Mañana.
While The View’s panel examined contemporary challenges in developing migration strategies and policies, Hasta Mañana depicts the human experiences behind these issues through the fictional lens of a mystery and gripping crime suspense. Both mediums present the social and emotional impacts, however their approaches differ. Hasta Mañana depicts these as struggles through action-packed storytelling and character development. Wilkerson’s years of research drew upon participating in U.S. Border Patrol ride-alongs at the U.S./Mexico border and fictionalized her son’s real life situations as a U.S. Border Patrol Agent and were similar to those of the protagonist in the story. Comparatively, The View’s panelists’ factual analysis was informed by their expertise in immigration policy, federal crimes prosecution, diplomatic relations, human rights efforts, political and legislative strategy development, and legal correspondence and reporting.
Intersecting Narratives of Family with Humane and Orderly Migration
Hasta Mañana also centers on one of the aspects of current migration management deliberations – family separation. The protagonist is a young mother conflicted by her personal grief and devastating toll of family separation after losing her 16-year-old son to a drug overdose. Consequently, this loss deepened her understanding of migrant families fearing separation as she carried out her duties as a U.S. Border Patrol Agent. Wilkerson’s fictional journey of these enduring immigration and family related themes parallel the thought-provoking discussion on The View that explored migration management challenges, their impact on migrant families and their broader societal and financial implications.
Jointly, the narrative depth of Hasta Mañana and this segment of The View encourage readers and viewers to look beyond statistical analysis, immigration policies and politics, and consider the core human experiences of migrant families and immigration enforcement agents alike.
Why This Matters
Human history is a migratory experience and migration management remains one of all nations’ most pressing challenges. Hasta Mañana’s silver screen storylines and The View’s dynamic conversations both underscore the urgent need for empathy and understanding of family, while also advocating for humane and orderly migration policy and practices.
Hasta Mañana
The English language edition of Hasta Mañana is currently available at Amazon, Apple and other major book distributors. The Spanish language edition is also currently available at Dorrance Publishing and Amazon.