In recent testimony before the House Subcommittees on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability and Border Security and Enforcement, of the Committee on Homeland Security, my Cato Institute colleague David Bier presented a strong defense of the legality, justice, and effectiveness of immigration "parole programs," which allow broad categories of migrants fleeing war and oppression to enter the US legally. As he describes, there is a long history of such programs, most recently those created by President Biden for migrants from Ukraine fleeing Russian invasion (the Uniting for Ukraine program), and four Latin American nations beset by violence and socialist tyranny (the CHNV program).
