Last week, President Biden announced one of the most restrictive immigration policies by a Democratic incumbent in decades, effectively barring migrants crossing the southern border from seeking asylum in the United States.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains the thinking behind the move.
Guest: Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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