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Ryan Fontanilla

Ryan Fontanilla is a doctoral student in history at Harvard University and served in the United State Coast Guard.

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Coast Guard techniques for blocking Haitian asylum seekers have their roots in the slave trade. Understanding these connections can help us disentangle immigration policy from white nationalism.
Ryan Fontanilla

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