For decades there was a general bipartisan agreement that immigration is a net plus for the country. That changed with the Trump administration, which views immigration as a threat to the country. One thing the U.S. has done in recent years is to put more pressure on Mexico and other nations where immigrants are coming from. Do you see that continuing? Yes, I see it continuing and it is a viable part of a solution.
The emergency restrictions on immigration that the Trump administration invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic expire tonight. The White House is now preparing for a surge of migrants crossing the Southern border seeking asylum. Bloomberg reporters Akayla Gardner and Justin Sink join this episode to talk about what the Biden administration is doing to avert turmoil. And immigration policy expert Doris Meissner makes the case for an overhaul of America’s immigration system.
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