Moody Eye View

President Barack Obama is refusing to visit the turbulent U.S.-Mexican border, where a flood of illegal immigrants continues to overwhelm the region. Instead, Obama will visit the home of Austin-based filmmaker Robert Rodriguez this week as part of a trio of Texas fundraisers. The Austin visit features tickets ranging in price from $5,000 to $32,400. The July 9 fundraiser also will feature actors Rosario Dawson, Danny Trejo and Jessica Alba.

Both Trejo and Alba star in Rodriguez’s ultra-violent Machete franchise. The first film in the series demonized a politician (Robert De Niro) who sought tight border control as well as a Minuteman-style American who delighted in shooting a pregnant Mexican woman. Alba’s character, a champion for immigrants’ rights, utters the following line in the first Machete feature: “We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.”

Obama skips border visit but visits Robert Rodriquez endorsing a womens right to choose whether on the left or right.

Tags: Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Machete Kills, Obama, Robert Rodriquez, Sofia Vergara

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