Erica Lee

Erica Lee, a revered immigration historian and director at the Immigration History Research Center, joins Debra Kang, an expert on U.S.-Mexico border policy, to dive deep into the origins and consequences of ICE. They discuss the historical roots of U.S. immigration enforcement, from the Chinese Exclusion Act to post-9/11 changes that shaped today’s policies. Kang highlights the pressing issue of accountability within immigration enforcement and calls for reforms to protect vulnerable populations, especially immigrant children.