This week, writer Sanjay Shah brings us into the fourth episode of season three, Citizen Jessica.
Hi, Im Sanjay Shah and I am a writer atFresh Off The Boat.
I was very excited to write this one.
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But we wanted the episode to be about more than just the election.
(We spoof the ad in the episode heres the original.)
The ad definitely helped get him re-elected.
But the anti-immigrant law he proposed in the ad was never implemented.
Perhaps the political will was never really there.
And in states where they actually passed laws to go after immigrants, it was a financial disaster.
Nobody was immune to the manipulative ads and the over-simplification of a very complex issue.
And that was the kernel of the idea behind Jessicas journey in this episode.
Fresh Off the Boat airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.
