acting general counsel at the homeland security department under president obama. john, thank you for being here. i think one of the most interesting elements in talking to administration officials working on this at this point in time is they acknowledge there is going to be a surge. even they are not totally sure what to expect. what do you foresee happening when title 42 expires on thursday? certainly think we can expect a dramatic increase in the overall flow compared to historical averages. the biden administration s approach here is a carrot and stick approach. they created the alternative pathways to allow migrants that want to present asylum claims to make them outside of the border. that allows people to schedule appointmentes with their mobile phone. or the migrant processing centers in latin america. they re modifying the rules with a new rule that will go into infect on thursday, the same day that title 42 ends. that rule created fear in the
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