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Biden's border policies have taken a dramatic shift to the right. Through an executive order he set a cap on daily migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border and allowed US authorities to deport migrants without processing their asylum claims if they entered the country illegally. Journalist Kevin Foster talks today with Natalie Lerner, a law student and volunteer with the Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective. They discuss the difficult conditions of migrants in the Portland area and the implications of Biden's new border policies on future border crossings. They also dive into the issues with US asylum policies, why migrants cross the border without permission, and how being a political football could have an emotional effect on migrants.
The Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective has a linktree.
Image (cropped) of hand-lettered sign held above a crowd, reading, "'Illegal Asylum Seeker' is an Oxymoron. Everyone has the right to seek asylum." Credit: "'illegal asylum seeker' is an oxymoron - Refugee Action protest 27 July 2013 Melbourne" by John Englart (Takver) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.