Kopp, who majored in public policy studies and Spanish, knew that he wanted to write something bigger about deportation and family separation.
“I wanted people to see the aspects that are overlooked: how devastating it is to the families involved,” he said.
The resulting honors project paper, “It’s a Trauma That Stays with You: How U.S. Family Separation Policies Affect Mexican-U.S. Migrant Families,” earned Kopp the Best Honors Thesis Award for 2020. (read more)