Even though migration has always had a dominant space in the U.S.'s public conversation, the continuously increasing amount of people making their way to the country's borders and more drastic stances from different political figures, especially within the Republican party, have led the issue to become ever-present.
Two recent examples of this are: the likely passing of SB 4 in Texas, a law allowing state police to arrest and potentially incarcerate undocumented migrants who come into the state; and statements by likely Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who recently said that "immigration is poisoning the blood of our country."
