3 Questions: Chappell Lawson on border security
With national security and immigration prominent as political issues, border control is a perennial topic of debate in the United States — especially as the presidential campaign heats up. What are the chief border-security issues now facing the country? MIT’s Center for International Studies hosts a public discussion on the subject today, as part of its ongoing Starr Forum, featuring two speakers: Alan Bersin, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and MIT political scientist Chappell Lawson, an expert on Latin America and Mexico who just returned from nearly two years as executive director and senior advisor to the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. MIT News asked Lawson to discuss border issues ahead of the event.Q. You have just served in a senior position at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. What have been your biggest concerns regarding border issues? A. The challenges are different between the ports of...