Opinion: Research has shown that deterrence measures like border enforcement may not stop migrants trying to reach the U.S. but just encourage them to take different and more dangerous routes.
On Wednesday, the Biden administration implemented an executive order to limit daily asylum claims at the southern border and to temporarily close the border to migrants if the limit is bypassed.
Denying people the right to claim asylum and humanitarian protection is illegal under international law and U.S. refugee law. It will put migrants at greater risk of harm and abuse, particularly women.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Republican lawmakers in Arizona approved a ballot measure for voters in November that would make crossing the border without prior authorization, which could include the process of seeking asylum, a state crime.
