How Immigration Shapes American Politics
from FiveThirtyEight Politics
by ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke
Published: Thu May 11 2023
Show Notes
Title 42 is expiring on Thursday night, a pandemic-era rule allowing the U.S. government to turn away asylum seekers at the border as a public health measure. This comes at a time when apprehensions at the border are already at recordhighs and Americans give President Biden some of his lowestratings on his handling of immigration.
In this installment of the podcast, Galen speaks with Georgetown economics professor Anna Maria Mayda about what Americans think of immigration and why, its impacts on the U.S. and its politics, and how that compares with other countries.
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