Identity Politics and the 2016 Presidential Race

An Answer to the Question Often Asked of Immigrants

Louis DeSapio, professor of political science and of Chicano and Latino Studies at the University of California-Irvine and coauthor of the recently released Uneven Roads, An Introduction to U.S. Racial and Ethnic Politics, talks about the intersection of race, identity and immigration in the 2016 presidential race.

Host Utrice Leid in a commentary answers a question often asked of immigrants: “Why did you come to America?”