Dean Johnson Comments for National Public Radio on Monroy-Bracamonte Case
Dean Kevin R. Johnson commented for a report on National Public Radio regarding the case of Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte, a twice-deported Mexican national who is accused of killing two Northern California sheriff's officers on October 24. The case has prompted calls for stricter border security and criticism of the Obama administration's immigration policies.
"It's hard to say this is a problem of the failed immigration enforcement policies," said Dean Johnson. "It's a tragic event that's really an exception as opposed to the rule. And people who are trying to capitalize on it for their own political ends should be ashamed of themselves."
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.