Justice John Paul Stevens, R.I.P. Experts will discuss the crisis in Venezuela at tomorrow's policy forum. New op-ed on Trump’s asylum ban.

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July 18, 2019

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Trump’s Asylum Ban Will Only Worsen Problems at the Border ([link removed] )

The problem the president and Congress need to address is the lack of other legal ways to migrate from Central America. They should not take away immigrants’ only viable option to do so.

- “Trump’s Asylum Ban Will Only Worsen Problems at the Border ([link removed] ) ,” by David Bier

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Policy Forum Tomorrow: What’s Next for Venezuela? ([link removed] )

Six months after Nicolás Maduro was declared a “usurper” by Venezuela’s National Assembly and Juan Guaidó was sworn in as interim president, political gridlock has set in. The ongoing talks in Barbados between the regime and representatives of the democratic forces do not hold the promise of a swift solution to the crisis engulfing Venezuela. The panelists include Luis Almagro, secretary general of the Organization of American States, María Corina Machado, former member of the National Assembly and prominent leader of the opposition, and Pedro Urruchurtu, political science professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Register to attend in person ([link removed] ) or watch online ([link removed] ) .

- Policy Forum: “What’s Next for Venezuela? ([link removed] ) ”

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Justice John Paul Stevens, R.I.P. ([link removed] )

A war hero and a patriot, but his jurisprudence left much to be desired.

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Governments Make Flooding Worse ([link removed] )

Government policies encourage Americans to live in risky places on seacoasts and along flood-prone rivers. Disasters happen, governments bail people out, they rebuild in the same places, bad incentives stay in place, further disasters strike and more dollars and lives are lost.

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90% of Border Crossers Aren’t Referred for Asylum Interviews ([link removed] )

An asylum ban will not deter many immigrants from coming because—at the border at least—it won’t affect many of them.

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