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Republicans are pushing for drastic asylum changes – an immigration law scholar breaks down the proposal

  • Written by Jean Lantz Reisz, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
imageMigrants cross through a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border fence on Dec. 22, 2023, in Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif.Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images

There is bipartisan agreement for the need for immigration reform and stark disagreement on what that reform should be.

A rise in illegalborder crossings since 2020 has applied significant pressure for...

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