Roundtable: The Trump Effect: The Politicization of Race, Illegal Immigration and Prison Reform

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

This roundtable discussion critically examines the Trump administration’s legislative policies on illegal immigration and federal prison reform. Trump received bipartisan support for his prison reform policies however his stance on illegal immigration raises many questions about race, inequality and criminal justice reform. These issues will be examined in this roundtable discussion.

Sub Unit

• Area XI. Roundtables

Chair

• Florence Ferguson, Ferguson & Associates – American Public University System

Discussants

• Robert L. Bing, III, University of Texas at Arlington

• George Wilson, North Carolina Central University

• Frank Anthony Rodriguez, North Carolina Central University