Thread by @YaelSchacher

Since 2010s, number of people requesting asylum while attempting to enter U.S. has gone up, and raised stakes for screening process we use at border. I discuss this a bit here; more from me in writing shortly. WE NEED NEW PROCESS, and MORE PROTECTION.
wola.org/analysis/peopl…

I talk about asylum officers a lot here. I neglected to mention (because I got sidetracked) what a noble fight many asylum officers put up to some of the Trump administration's anti-asylum policies. There is a lot we can work with to make the asylum office great!

I also didn't get to say that: besides rolling back Trump administration's restrictions on asylum eligibility, we must screen people from Central America for complimentary protection. This exists in Europe and it should exist here--so we don't deport people to real harm.

But the key issue I'm working out: Of course we should not be expelling people under Title 42. What should we put in place instead? To meet today's need, to avoid "crises" in coming years, to make asylum at the border about fairness and not a political hot potato.

Just listened to this and realized I misspoke at one point. I said that most expedited removal wasn’t at border when it first began (late 1990s and early 2000s)—but meant to say that most asylum seekers were not asking for it at the border and so not in expedited removal!

Last: as I was focused on border processing I didn’t get into another reason many don’t consider Central Americans refugees. We have not had a clear eyed reckoning regarding US responsibility for creating refugees from the region through foreign policy and deportation policy.

One more: I’m excited for the book I’m writing but didn't explain my research well at the end of the podcast. Here’s a summary (and promo for UT’s amazing IHS). The dissertation had been 1880-1980 but I’m bringing the book up to present w/ border chapter.