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Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it means

  • Written by Ernesto Castañeda, Associate Professor of Sociology, American University
Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it meansGroups of migrants wait for food donations in San Antonio on Sept. 19, 2022.Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images

Like many other Republican candidates and conservative talk show hosts, Kari Lake is using the racially tinged issue of immigration to fuel turnout in her gubernatorial campaign in Arizona. The former television anchor has boldly proclaimed...

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