Joe Biden needs Mexico’s co-operation on migration
His administration hopes a new approach will be transformative
Over the past four decades migration flows over America’s southern border with Mexico have grown to become epic in scope—and an epic headache for American politicians. On February 21st President Joe Biden’s administration announced a new approach that it hopes could be transformative. The proposed policy allows the United States to immediately expel most people who cross its border illegally. It opens up a new, narrow, legal pathway for migrants: asylum-seekers will be able to try to secure an interview using a smartphone app. The policy also confirms other legal routes for some migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “A new chapter in the migration crisis”
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