EMERGING CRISIS AT THE BORDER
The Pacific Council recently hosted a discussion with Essey Workie, Senior Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, about the seasonal surge of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Melissa Floca moderated the conversation.
Everyone's attention is on the U.S.-Mexico border with the latest seasonal "surge" of migrants, where border crossings climbed 28 percent in February. Last week, President Biden appointed Vice President Harris to oversee the stem of migration across the U.S.-Mexico border. What are sustainable policy solutions for the Biden administration along our southern border? And what are the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mounting humanitarian crisis?
