Three Questions: Prof. Cristina Rodríguez on the Immigration Crises

Cristina Rodriguez

Is there a crisis at the U.S. southern border? From the first moments of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has warned of immigrants streaming into the United States. His critics describe a crisis of another kind, in which asylum seekers, including children, are delayed and imprisoned at the border. Yale Insights asked Cristina Rodríguez of Yale Law School, whose research interests include immigration law and policy, to shed light on the reality behind the divisive politics.