The Conversation

Tue Feb 13

In the DACA debate, which version of America – nice or nasty – will prevail?

Written by Carrie Tirado Bramen, Associate Professor of English, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

DACA supporters march to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to protest after the September 2017 announcement that the program would be suspended with a six-month delay.AP Photo/Matt York

Toward the beginning of my new book “American Niceness: A Cultural History,” I recount Cuban writer José Martí’s 1894...

In the DACA debate, which version of America – nice or nasty – will prevail?

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