Biden's Conflicting Border Policies | Opinion
Jonathan Blazer, Noah Gottschalk and Diana Kearney
On 6/4/21 at 7:00 AM EDT
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Guatemala and Mexico soon as part of the administration's efforts to address the root causes that compel people to leave their homes, families and everything they have known to seek safety in the United States. That goal is important, but equally important is pursuing a more rational and compassionate immigration policy here at home.
On a recent trip to the El Paso border, we caught a firsthand glimpse of the Biden administration's contradictory policies and its uneven progress toward its stated goals of leading with humanity and compassion. For every story of hope and welcome at the border, there are more stories of heartbreak and tragedy.
On the one hand, Biden rightly ended Trump's illegal "Return to Mexico" policy, under which thousands of people have been forced to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for their opportunity to seek asylum in the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/bidens-conflicting-border-policies-opinion-1597343
