On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” CNN host and Senior Political Analyst John Avlon said that the Biden administration might assist repair the migrant disaster in locations like New York Metropolis if they might “begin imposing asylum legal guidelines on the books.” As a result of “Not everybody’s a authentic asylum seeker. You shouldn’t simply take them at their phrase” and the legal guidelines should be enforced extra strictly.
Avlon mentioned {that a} complete immigration reform bundle that Biden has supported could be the very best answer, but when Congress gained’t act, “there are two concepts that I believe the Biden administration can and may do: One, there’s a factor referred to as non permanent — TPS (Momentary Protected Standing)…and that’s one thing that may be utilized to Venezuelans, who’re the primary wave of those immigrants, that would cut back a few of the strain. The second factor is, begin imposing asylum legal guidelines on the books. Not everybody’s a authentic asylum seeker. You shouldn’t simply take them at their phrase. Some people are coming right here for a greater life. That’s a terrific American story, but it surely’s not reflective of the explanation asylum seeker legal guidelines are in place. So, these should be enforced extra strictly. After which it is best to have a look at a few of the work necessities, that are at present 180 days. These issues could be finished with out congressional approval. The Biden administration ought to be taking the lead and listening to Adams on this.”
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