In two weeks, the White House has swerved from taking tough action against asylum-seekers trying to enter the country illegally to taking strong action to show empathy for people who have lived for years in the US immigration shadows.
It was in early June that President Joe Biden pulled from former President Donald Trump’s playbook to severely limit protections for asylum-seekers who cross the border illegally, effectively trying to seal the border to them, and addressing a changing mood in the country with regard to asylum-seekers. That move angered many progressives and immigration advocates and drew a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Adriano Espaillat, a New York Democrat who is the first former undocumented immigrant elected to Congress, told CNN’s Brianna Keilar that while he does not support the asylum action announced earlier this month, the addition of protection for undocumented spouses and their children “balances that out in a real smart way.” He argued the immigration debate is too large for one single fix.
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