The threshold imposed by Biden to shut down the border has been crossed for most of the century

Migrants seeking to enter the U.S.

The Biden administration's decision to heavily restrict the arrival of asylum-seekers to the United States once a certain threshold is met has been met with mixed reactions across the political spectrum.

Immigration advocates are among those who have been highly critical of the measure, with the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) emphasizing that the figures sought have been hardly met throughout the century and enforcement will violate the law.