Bordertown
The comedy, which takes place in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.-Mexico border, centers on the intertwining daily lives of neighbors Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Bud, a married father of three, is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.
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Ep 1The Engagement
Bud is enraged when he finds out that his daughter Becky is engaged to J.C., Ernesto’s nephew who just graduated from college. Meanwhile, a staunch anti-immigration law is passed which eventually leads to J.C.’s deportation, much to Bud’s delight.
Ep 2Borderwall
Bud fights to get a border wall constructed using confiscated drug money, only to have the wall destroy the economy, leaving him jobless. He then begins smuggling immigrants under the wall to make ends meet .
Ep 3MegaChurch
The reverend of Bud’s megachurch asks Bud to lure Ernesto, the town’s biggest church donor, away from the local Mexican Catholic church, to help fill their coffers. Ernesto is seduced by the glitziness of the church, and the reverend schemes to bring over all the other Mexican residents by “Hispandering,” to Bud’s horror. Bud and Ernesto team up to restore the status quo, but their plan backfires.
Ep 4High School Football
Bud becomes the high school football coach after the previous coach is forced out of the job by the local redneck fans.
Ep 5Groundhog Day
The Mexifornia population tips from white majority to Latino majority when Maria's sister has a baby, so Bud wants Janice to have another baby in order to even the shift.
Ep 6J.C. Strikes
Frustrated that J.C. still hasn't gotten a job, Ernesto hires him as part of his landscaping crew. When the job turns out too difficult, J.C. unionizes Ernesto's workers and begins a strike.
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