The sight of thousands of migrants from Haiti crowded in miserable conditions under a Texas bridge presents the Biden administration with a challenge that highlights the real-world consequences of the ongoing impasse in Washington over immigration reform.
The U.S. rebuffed calls from Haiti’s interim government to deploy troops to help secure the nation following the assassination of Moïse, but the Biden administration did send a military contingent to assist in response to the earthquake.
An outdated and ineffectual immigration system is to blame, Clemens believes. “Why didn't they ‘get in line’ and migrate ‘the right way’? Because there is no line,” Clemens says. “The U.S. provides essentially zero lawful migration opportunities accessible to almost all Haitian nationals."
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