Immigration Politics After the Election - Q&A, Part Two

Immigration Politics After the Election

 

CHAIR: GOMBERG-MUNOZ, Ruth (Loyola U)

 

ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: CHAVEZ, Leo (UCI), HEYMAN, Josiah (UTEP), CASTANEDA, Heide (USF), HEIDBRINK, Lauren (CSULB), GOMBERG-MUNOZ, Ruth (Loyola U)

 

GOMBERG-MUNOZ, Ruth (Loyola U) Immigration Politics After the Election. The topic of immigration was wielded as campaign fodder throughout the 2016 election cycle, with Donald Trump promising to “build a wall” and aggressively expand mass deportations, and Hillary Clinton vowing to support and extend protections for US immigrants. No mere political theater, contentious politics surrounding immigration in the United States have profound ramifications for millions of people both within US borders and beyond. In this session, panelists discuss their work with migrants and their family members, exploring how migrants perceive and navigate the promises and actualities of 2016 US election results.

 

Session took place in Santa Fe, NM at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March 2017.