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When immigration data becomes political theater

Poynter · Jon Greenberg · last updated

Immigration researcher Austin Kocher warns that reporting arrest quotas without context can amplify administration messaging

Reporters on the immigration beat are very familiar with Austin Kocher, a Syracuse professor and immigration data maven. Kocher is part of a growing cadre of researchers who sift through government numbers, hoping to deliver a measure of clarity to the confusing terrain of immigration enforcement.

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