This article argues that intercultural communication scholars have unique contributions to offer discussions of migrant subject positions and subjectivity by focusing on communicative interactions between people. Specifically, the author proposes a theoretical framework for understanding how migrant bodies are translated in embodied contexts through dominant discursive meanings. The author argues that using a framework that demonstrates translations of foreign bodies-as-texts by actors who represent and enact the dominant discourse on immigration, such as law enforcement officials, provides a way to unpack the manner in which communication happens. Moreover, dissecting this embodied engagement also provides new ways to think about migrants that challenge dominant discursive constructions.

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