venezuela, from cuba, from haiti, from central america. and we are starting to accumulate people in trying to get into mexico. and that will create another problem about a lot of people waiting for asylum processes, within the guatemala border. yeah. it seems like such a intractable problems. before we go, i just want to ask you this. the biden administration is opening processing centers in certain countries. guatemala will be among the first. and that is to create more legal pathways to the u.s.. will that make it into tall, do you think? it makes a dent. but canadian government put forward a 1.5 million visas for migrants to come into canada. because they realized, they need younger people coming into canada to work in those jobs that are not being filled by the workforce in canada. the u.s. has not opened that
tell him? so, our main concern is that people have access to information that s going to affect them. so, the administration has rolled out and gone through very well different new policy priorities for the southern border. for, us it is really thinking about the people that are going to be able to access the protections and that they have information in language and a way that is meaningful to them. demystifying some of the asylum processes, helping people access the information, this is critical. having this available in multiple languages, using technology to our benefit, but also being mindful that there are real limitations that still come with technological advances. that we have to be prepared to solve for those issues. so, for us, it is really that communication, the engagement, making sure people have information that affects them so they can make mindful decisions for their future and their lives. my colleague gabe gutierrez is in el paso right now. he spoke to a woman wh
there s 1.6 million asylum applications pending right now. that is seven times more than the asylum cases in 2012. 3 out of 10 of them are children. and in el paso alone they re making something like i can t remember. 3,500 interceptions a day. they say that they re overrun. and so i understand that it s heartbreaking all around. but what is the solution? i m so glad you brought this up, alisyn, because those numbers that you just mentioned are heartbreaking because it does demonstrate that our immigration system is absolutely broken. but you know what happened under four years of donald trump? they proceeded to systematically dismantle and destroy any kind of legal asylum processes and procedures that existed. they proceeded to close off any known asylum legal ways that migrants could come and ask for
3 out of 10 of them are children. and in el paso alone, they are making something like, i can t even remember, 3500 interceptions a day, they say they are overrun. and so, i understand that it is heartbreaking all around, but what is the solution? i am so glad you brought this up, alisyn. because those numbers that you just mentioned are heartbreaking. because it does demonstrate that our immigration system is absolutely broken. but you know what happened under 4 years of donald trump? they proceeded to systematically dismantle and destroy any kind of legal asylum processes and procedures that existed. they proceeded to close off any known asylum legal ways that migrants could come and ask for asylum under u.s. law. they proceeded to cut off any aid to western hemisphere countries that were dealing with migrants who wanted to flee their countries and come to ours.
restrictions, especially when it means sending migrants to back to torture, rape and death. this was a public health measure, not an immigration measure. it cannot be misused. it s very dangerous for the country to use the laws. we need to talk about whether we want the to change our asylum processes. but also the pictures you showed, you re right to characterize it as a humanitarian crisis. it s not a national security crisis. it s a short-term issue. if you block the border for so long, of course, there are going to be people ready to come in and backed up. but it s a short-term price. the united states government has more than enough resources. ngos are standing be by to help. so we asked the court to lift the stay. let title 42 end, as i think most people agree there s no longer a public health justification for it. and the centers for disease control has specific scli said