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Dr. Seth M. Holmes applies the theory of symbolic violence to the study of immigration between the United States and Mexico in Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies (2014). In his ethnography, Holmes explains that U.S border protection and laws aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration help perpetuate symbolic violence. Dr. Holmes also applies the lens of symbolic violence to the hierarchy between the indigenous Mexican migrant laborers and the farm supervisors in the United States. Here, Holmes indicates how because he is "light skinned" and "English speaking," he is not subjected to the derogatory name calling that the farm supervisors repeat to the Oaxacan workers.