The title We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us is a quote from the movie Machete by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis from 2010. A movie about an ex-cop named Machete who is hired to assassinate a US senator who support strict immigration policies around the Mexican border. The statement raises important questions about the contemporary discourse surrounding borders and immigration policies. It implies that the existence of borders, and the regulations that govern them, are constructed by humans. In this case the border is portrayed as having crossed the individuals rather than the individuals crossing the border. Furthermore, the statement highlights the notion that borders are not fixed or permanent entities. Rather, they are subject to change and are often determined by political or economic interests.