The immigration debate has taken center stage in Washington DC yet again: the Trump-era health order known as -- which allowed US border officials to turn migrants back to Mexico or their home countries immediately because of the pandemic -- is set to expire at midnight. Meanwhile, today House Republicans are expected to pass an immigration bill that would require construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall to resume.
If you're covering these developments and what they mean for immigration, the following researchers are available:
, Associate Professor of Sociology, American University
Castañeda is the founding director of the Immigration Lab. He is also the author of several books, including . He has written for The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Hill, CityLab, and is a frequent guest on France24, Telemundo, Univision, and NTN24. He has two forthcoming books on immigration myths and Central American unaccompanied children.
, Professor of Anthropology, Endowed Professor of Border Trade Issues, and Director of Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, University of Texas at El Paso
Last year Heyman chaired the American Anthropological Association’s task force on border walls, whose report can be found . He is the author of numerous accessible public essays as well as academic works, including one publication . His latest published book is
, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Latino and Caribbean Studies, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Matos' research interests include racial and ethnic politics, public opinion and behavior, and immigration policy. Her works have been featured in the American Behavioral Scientist; the Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) Journal; Labor: Studies in Working-Class History; Perspectives on Politics; Politics, Groups, and Identities; and Political Research Quarterly.
, Associate Professor of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville
Walker is a geographer whose research focuses on borders, security, and US-Mexico. She has worked with community organizations on the U.S.-Mexico border supporting economic and racial justice.
, Associate Professor, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Wallace's research focuses on Latino politics, immigration politics and policy, and legislative politics. Her most recently published book is . She is currently working on a book project that examines the framing of immigration politics and policy in Congress and the conditions under which immigration legislation moves forward or stalls.
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