Ali Noorani: Immigration A Lower Priority For Voters

In this June 23, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump participates in a border security briefing at United States Border Patrol Yuma Station in Yuma, Ariz.

Hannah Uebele is a producer for Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and previously worked as associate producer for Boston Public Radio. She graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in English and Environmental Studies. She's a proud Delawarean but has found herself saying "wicked" more and more often, so the Bostonian metamorphosis is well underway.Contact: hannah_uebele@wgbh.org

August 11, 2020

Updated August 07, 2023

Ali Noorani spoke with Boston Public Radio on Tuesday about an NPR/Ipsos poll that shows voters rank a candidates' stance on immigration as a low priority, compared to issues like COVID-19 and racial justice.

"For immigration to be that low in terms of priorities for voters going into this election is really bad news for Trump, because it had been such an animating factor in favor of Trump in 2016."

Ali Noorani is Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, his latest book is There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration.