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Failure of plans to build immigration detention centers in Wisconsin reflects broader trend

Quoted: Michael Light, associate professor of Sociology and Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he is not surprised to see that level of public opposition. He said general views on immigration crackdown are linked now to the family separation policy, which Democrats unanimously oppose and Republicans are split on.

“The family separation issue galvanized many people,” he said.