Dean Johnson Comments for Christian Science Monitor on Federal Immigration Crackdown
Dean Kevin R. Johnson offered analysis for the Christian Science Monitor on Operation Cross Check, a series of high-profile sweeps by federal agencies that have netted thousands of what the Obama administration has referred to as "criminal aliens." The article notes the emergence of "disturbing trends, partially tied to the mass arrests of Hispanic male breadwinners," including increased rates of childhood poverty and unemployment among Latinos.
"When people think about border enforcement and immigration, they don't always think about people," said Dean Johnson. "That's why President [George W.] Bush and Governor [Rick] Perry had a better understanding of immigration, because they saw that there were people and families involved ... and that it's inhumane and unfair to treat people as if they're not human."
Kevin R. Johnson is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o studies at UC Davis School of Law. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of immigration law and policy, refugee law, and civil rights.