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Ilya Somin

Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis by Being too Lax on Enforcement

A group of asylum seekers walk along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego, California
A group of asylum seekers walk along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego, California. (Qian Weizhong/VCG/Newscom)

 

Particularly since the election, a conventional wisdom has emerged that President Biden caused a border crisis by being lax on enforcement. My Cato Institute colleague David Bier, a leading immigration and border policy expert, has an excellent piece explaining why that conventional wisdom is largely wrong. Here is his summary of his main points:

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