SC Professor talks about his experience in Minnesota

About this episode

Professor Will McCorkle discusses his experiences in Minnesota regarding immigration enforcement and its impact on small businesses.

The whole world has been watching immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. Probably not too many South Carolinians have been there during this time. But Professor Will McCorkle just returned from Minnesota. McCorkle is an Associate Professor at the College of Charleston with a research focus on the intersection of nationalism, immigration, and education with a particular focus on more marginalized migrant communities. He is also the program director of the University’s Master’s of Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy. Professor McCorkle talks about his personal experience and interaction with others at protests and vigils. He also shares his conversations with small business owners and the effect the ICE activities have had on their business.

People in this episode

Host: Frank Knapp

Guest: Will McCorkle

Topics covered

• immigration enforcement
• nationalism
• small business
• protests
• migrant communities

Keywords

• immigration
• Minneapolis
• small business owners
• protests
• vigil
• nationalism
• migrant communities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: College of Charleston

Places: Minneapolis, South Carolina

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