.@edokeefe just asked WH press secretary Jen Psaki a series of great questions on immigration:
What is the Biden admin.'s message to would-be migrants in Latin America?
"It is not the time to come" to the US, Psaki said, noting that changes to border policy will take time.
What is the Biden admin.'s message to would-be migrants in Latin America?
"It is not the time to come" to the US, Psaki said, noting that changes to border policy will take time.
Psaki said the admin. is committed to building a "humane" asylum system, but warned that the journey to the US "remains a dangerous trip."
She demurred when Ed asked about the current CDC-authorized border policy of expelling migrants and asylum-seekers during the pandemic.
She demurred when Ed asked about the current CDC-authorized border policy of expelling migrants and asylum-seekers during the pandemic.
"I would just say that continuing to take policy steps to address the plight of migrant families, to do so in a humane and moral way, is a priority of this administration," Psaki said.
.@edokeefe also asked about whether President Biden would consider using his executive authority to shield immigrants deemed to be essential workers during the pandemic from deportation.
"I don't have anything on that policy consideration," Psaki responded.
"I don't have anything on that policy consideration," Psaki responded.
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