COMMENTARY

Commentary: Biden can't fix our immigration system by banning asylum

Shutting down the border to asylum seekers is cruel, ineffective, and plainly illegal. We need to put human dignity — and the law — first.

By Farrah Hassen, Guest Columnist
Posted 6/19/24

President Biden once pledged to adopt more humane immigration policies than his predecessor. But in practice, as immigrant rights advocates have documented, his administration has escalated the …

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