Uh, huh. How is this a temporary solution? When the government is handing out work authorizations left and right?

Because the problem to be solved is that asylum applications are exceeding the capacity of the government to process them. The bill contains several provisions that will mediate that imbalance. The initial screen (credible fear interview) is being significantly tightened, which will result in a larger proportion of folks being immediately tossed through expedited removal. There is an increase in staffing for the immigration courts. There is a shift of decision-making out of the courts into administrative determinations, which are invariably faster. And there's an increase in detention facilities, which will allow the government to keep more folks from being released due to overcapacity.

All of those steps will materially reduce both the size of the population waiting for asylum determinations and therefore the number of people who need work authorizations while they await their hearings.

The conservative story on immigration is that the in-country delay between processing and hearing is a major draw for migrants. Well, under this bill that in-country delay would be sharply curtailed - perhaps even eliminated altogether. Which is what would (ideally) make this a temporary situation.

US Policy FAQ

---

Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.