Why Latinos join ICE
Why Latinos join ICE
- April 7, 2026
- Research by Irene Vega, sociology, featured in The Atlantic
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Academics, too, have treated the phenomenon of Latino border agents as something of a puzzle. … Most recently, the sociologist Irene Vega at UC Irvine argued that these Latinos come to embrace the mission of the Border Patrol through the process of socialization during training.
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