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Dear reader,

Just seven months from the presidential election, rhetoric about the southern border is at a fever pitch, and lawmakers from both parties are clamoring for tighter restrictions on asylum seekers. Bad policy choices and even worse politics have fanned nativist flames to reject the post-World War II consensus of providing a refuge for victims of persecution, but even now, many parts of the country are having success with resettlement and opening their communities to people in need.

For the Prospect’s April 2024 issue, immigration expert Dara Lind went in-depth on the current state of our asylum system, and how the postwar imperative to act as a safe haven, generally accepted by presidents of both parties, gave way to the Trumpist rhetoric and policy we see now. The Biden administration, despite their promises, has not been as aggressive in rebuilding the refugee program after Trump, and the systems currently in place are far from enough.

It’s clear: the U.S. isn’t full, and its people are still willing to welcome refugees. What’s in question is whether the political will exists to make that happen.

You can read Dara Lind's piece here.

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