The false premise that immigrants would make the pandemic worse was used by Trump (and now Biden) to immediately expel asylum seekers at the border.
This caused a spike in attempts, as the same people tried multiple times to cross (e.g. one person could count for 10+ encounters)
This caused a spike in attempts, as the same people tried multiple times to cross (e.g. one person could count for 10+ encounters)
https://twitter.com/david_j_bier/status/1374005686451978244
Apples to apples, the number of unique individuals attempting to come to this country is similar to what we saw during this same period in 2019 (for my Republican friends & media who are absolutely losing their shit right now, this is when Donald Trump was in the White House).
What could we do to make it better?
- Stop using Title 42
- Lawfully process asylum requests
- Free families & children from immigration detention
- Add independent immigration judges
- Re-write our immigration laws
- Prioritize the Americas in our foreign policy.
- Stop using Title 42
- Lawfully process asylum requests
- Free families & children from immigration detention
- Add independent immigration judges
- Re-write our immigration laws
- Prioritize the Americas in our foreign policy.
More on Title 42: latimes.com/politics/story…
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