What will new US immigration restrictions mean for migrants?

Asylum seekers rush to the United States border as Trump-era restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.

The Biden administration is replacing the previous rules with strict new measures.

Critics have said the new rules make it harder for asylum seekers, but supporters say they amount to a fair but robust approach.

What impact will they have? And how do they differ from Trump’s policies?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Richard Goodstein – Democratic political adviser and former adviser to US President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore

Alex Miller – Director of the Immigration Justice Campaign at the American Immigration Council

Adolfo Franco – Republican strategist and former Assistant Administrator for the Office for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Agency for International Development