Biden’s Executive Order on Immigration and the Politically “Toxic” Puzzle of the Border

The New Yorker writers Stephania Taladrid and Jonathan Blitzer join Tyler Foggatt to unpack President Biden’s stringent new executive order on asylum and the border. They discuss the strained diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico and the political calculations underpinning Biden’s decision, and imagine what negotiations between Donald Trump and Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum would look like. 
This week’s reading:

• “Will Mexico Decide the U.S. Election?,” by Stephania Taladrid 
• “What’s Behind Joe Biden’s Harsh New Executive Order on Immigration?” by Jonathan Blitzer

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