Biden vowed to fix Americas immigration system. Heres what he achieved in his first year
Amna Nawaz:
Well, Judy, as you know, as our viewers know, every modern president has — president has grappled with managing migration there.
And we should note the numbers at the Southern border were rising even before President Biden came into office. After he was sworn in, they really did start to dramatically rise, up to a 20-year high last year.
But, as a candidate, Mr. Biden was very, very forceful about speaking out about the Trump policies at the border, specifically some that kept asylum seekers to — forcing them to stay in Mexico while their cases here unfolded, and also one pandemic rule that essentially shut down border traffic altogether.
In fact, here's how Mr. Biden talked about that back in August of 2020.
Joe Biden, President of the United States: We're going to restore our moral standing in the world and our historic role as a safe haven for refugees and asylum seekers.
My lord, we have never — we have never made asylum seekers stay — seek asylum outside the United States of America.
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