There's a lot of talk about trying to come up with unified solutions across the hemisphere. The U.S. has created this incentive structure for other countries to reject refugee applications so that people can move along pathways. This is an issue that actually hits not just the U.S., but every country along the line and has created political and economic issues.
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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