{"id":6677,"date":"2024-02-05T14:15:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:15:57","slug":"immigration-takes-the-stage-in-the-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/immigration-takes-the-stage-in-the-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration takes the stage in the primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pete Mendoza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6678\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration-1536x877.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration-2048x1169.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Border wall at Lincoln Park in Brownsville, TX<br>Pete Mendoza \/ Vaquero Radio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Immigration_mixdown-copy.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As Primary Elections approach, a political science professor says more concerns surrounding immigration and border policies begin to affect voters and their choices, especially in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Assistant Professor of Political Science Alvaro Corral said Texas is a key state in immigration and border policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cTexas is a border state and especially thinking about the Rio Grande Valley,\u201d Corral said. \u201cEverything about movement of goods and people is always a major issue in Texas and especially in South Texas. There\u2019s obviously been a lot of state and national attention to the arrival of immigrants at the southern border.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the number of immigrants with and without legal permission has risen, noting that a reason can be individuals looking for asylum in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> \u201cThere\u2019s just a whole host of reasons in terms of global political instability that may be contributing to a rise in asylum seeking,\u201d Corral said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechanical engineering sophomore Thomas Green said some people just want asylum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of violence going on and people want to escape that,\u201d Green said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Corral said there is a bottleneck effect made by limited asylum processing spots, which also pushes the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said officials such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott push the legal boundaries of immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> \u201cOn the one hand, Operation Lone Star has meant that he\u2019s devoted state law enforcement personnel to the southern Mexico border,\u201d Corral said. \u201cOther things that have occurred because of Operation Lone Star has been the concertina-wire-wrapped buoys that sit in the river. And so, there\u2019s been multiple measures that he has taken that have sort of been escalating the situation for him in the eyes of the law.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV business freshman Abigail Benitez said Texas policies involving immigration and the border are unethical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI do think they are necessary, but how they\u2019re doing it, especially here in Texas, is not morally correct,\u201d Benitez said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Corral said democrats and republicans have their own viewpoints when it comes to immigration. Democrats are more inclined to assist immigrants while republicans see the rise of immigrants as a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said as the Primary Elections begin, the issue of immigration will play a major role in not only Texas but also with the presidential race. 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