ABSTRACT
This article explores the ways in which neoliberal discourses of individual freedom and choice come to typify Mexican migrants’ talk about what it means to be living in the USA and about themselves as learners of English. Interviews with migrants about the English language program Inglés Sin Barreras [English without Barriers] provide the context for these discursive displays. Inglés Sin Barreras is advertized repeatedly throughout the day on Spanish language TV, and it is an English language program that comprises 12 books, workbooks, CDs, and DVDs. Inglés Sin Barreras acts as a storehouse for ideas about personal freedom, citizenship, and the importance of English in belonging to the USA as a nation.
