‘A Monstrosity’: Biden Blasted Over Planned Executive Order on Asylum
Posted on June 4, 2024 by Yves Smith
Yves here. Having had such loose immigration enforcement, I am not sure how the US puts the genie in the bottle. Yes, there are legal and moral reasons to allow asylum-seekers to enter. But the evidence is strong that most immigrants who seek entry via the Mexico border are economic migrants and not victims of persecution. And it’s also painfully difficult, save for prominent figures (or victims of targeting of particular ethnic groups) to determine if most asylum claims are bona fide.
Here is who the US says is eligible for asylum:
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/06/a-monstrosity-biden-blasted-over-planned-executive-order-on-asylum.htmlTo be eligible for asylum, you must be:
Inside the United States
Able to demonstrate that you were persecuted or have a fear of persecution in your home country due to your:
So it’s bothersome to see painfully well-meaning articles pretend that the US does not have a big problem with illegal economic immigrants, both currently and historically. And this does not sit well with workers who suffer from competition from them, as well as entrants who went through the legal hoops to have the right to live and seek employment here.
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer at Common Dreams. Originally published at Common Dreams
Migrant rights advocates were outraged by Monday reporting that U.S. President Joe Biden plans to hold an event at the White House on Tuesday to unveil a long-feared executive order that would block people from seeking asylum when the number of unlawful border crossings hits a certain threshold.
Biden’s order “would shut down asylum requests to the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening once that number declines to 1,500,” according toThe Associated Press—and various other media outlets that also cited unnamed officials who cautioned that the final figures could still change.
