College of Charleston Professor Examines Immigration Issues
Education professor William McCorkle has published an article for The Conversation that examines the immigration issue.
Asylum-seekers at the Rio Grande near the U.S.-Mexico border in Matamoros, Mexico, on May 11, 2023. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images
College of Charleston education professor William McCorkle has published an article for The Conversation about immigration.
McCorkle writes that it is time to separate fact from fiction when it comes to debating immigration issues on the U.S.-Mexico border.
“In this polarized political environment, it would be easy for those across the political spectrum to conclude that the border is chaotic and needs to be closed,” says McCorkle. “In my view, closing the border permanently would be a mistake and not in the best interests of national security, the U.S. economy and, ultimately, the lives of asylum-seekers.”
He writes that more restrictive border policies could force people who have already fled their homelands to either stay in cartel-controlled camps or risk dying trying to enter the U.S. illegally.
Read the complete article on The Conversation.
