Defending the Influx of Migrants
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
English - June 10, 2024 19:56 - 21 minutes - 20 MBDaily News News News Commentary brian lehrer politics wnyc history journalism daily news public radio Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Last week, President Biden issued an executive order that prevents migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border when crossings surge.
On today's show:
Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), explains his opposition to the executive order and argues that the U.S. has historically resettled large numbers of asylum-seekers and needs additional pathways to legal immigration.