Immigration Attorney Argues Against Locking Up Migrants Accused Of Violations
We speak with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, author of "Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession With Locking Up Immigrants."
Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández (@crimmigration), author of “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession With Locking Up Immigrants.”
Book Excerpt: ‘Migrating To Prison’
By César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
I grew up in South Texas, four hours south of San Antonio in the southeast corner of the state, where the Rio Grande meets the Gulf of Mexico. It’s hot, poor, and overwhelmingly Mexican, and in the 1980s it was a hub for newly arrived migrants. In particular, Central Americans fleeing civil wars made their way to the Rio Grande Valley by the tens of thousands. Working with Congress, the Reagan administration responded with money, federal law enforcement officers, and immigration prisons. The Valley became
