Border Policy and 2024

The humanitarian crisis along the southern border was seeded by decades of inaction by the federal government and several false-starts in Congress to revamp the system. The nation’s outdated processing scheme for border-crossings isn’t built to manage today’s global migration challenges — one driven by climate change, poverty, conflict and persecution. More than 1.2 million people are currently awaiting asylum hearings or decisions in immigration court. Fill out the form to access the full analysis.