Immigration has become a contentious political issue that is being weaponized in the hands of politicians who have a vested interest in making it one. Why is it the hotbed topic right now? What is the history of southern immigration and why is it being touted as a crisis? Is it a simple story of illegal immigrants or is the history of southern border immigration symptomatic of other problems too? Join us in conversation with Dr. Chris White, Professor of History at Marshall University as he unpacks the complicated history of immigration into the United States.

Pic Courtesy: Dr. White in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, 2019