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Sunday, September 24, 2023

A Broken Asylum System and the Migrant Crisis

America’s asylum system is broken, and both Biden and House Republicans have ideas for fixing it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/24/government-shutdown-could-a-deal-on-asylum-avert-it/e29e6106-5ad6-11ee-b961-94e18b27be28_story.html 

Will Work Permits Fix New York’s Migrant Crisis?
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/new-york-work-permits-venezuelan-migrants-e41d633
Biden’s move to grant work authorization to Venezuelans only addresses part of the problem of overrun cities—and could lure more migrants to come.
 
Lesson from El Salvador: People prefer safe streets to human rights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/25/el-salvador-crime-human-rights-prisons/
 
Slow-Boil Refugee Crisis Takes Toll Even in Germany
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/slow-boil-refugee-crisis-takes-its-toll-even-in-germany-dfdadaae

The enormity of the migrant crisis will upend European politics
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-enormity-of-the-migrant-crisis-will-upend-european-politics/
 
Migration could be ‘dissolving force for EU’, says bloc’s top diplomat
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/22/migration-eu-diplomat-josep-borrell-ukraine-china 

Related:
Better Immigration Policy
https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/better-immigration-policys
It is no secret that the American immigration system is dysfunctional and that reform efforts have long been tied in knots by Congress. But even those with a passing awareness of the outmoded laws and their callous administration may be shocked to learn of the magnitude of the damage the system does.