Opinion: Immigration judges now face a backlog of 850,000 cases. The U.S. asylum system cannot cope with a problem of this magnitude, writes billgalston
Suppose U.S. elected officials and candidates in both parties were serious about addressing the refugee problem, rather than using it to score partisan points. What would they do?
They would begin by acknowledging that U.S. policies aren’t working. The Trump administration set out to discourage potential asylum seekers from making the long trek from Central America to the U.S. southern border. The opposite has happened. In January 2018, apprehensions at the southwest border totaled 35,905; in February, 36,751; in March, 50,347....
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