Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Asylum

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily crossings outside authorized ports of entry hits 2,500, a sharp political U-turn aimed at winning support in a presidential election year. What do you think?

“If these people want to come into our country, they should just do so illegally.”

Aaron Linklater • Ski Instructor

“Now he’ll lose Ohio by slightly less!”

Joan LeVine • Web Producer

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“Does this work both ways, or can I still throw myself on the mercy of the Mexican state?”

Jennifer O’Rourke • Systems Analyst