Hello from Austin! I am currently at the YIMBYtown conference, so if you’re around say hi. Eager to hear from folks working or thinking about under-the-radar issues. ** I published an article last week about the so called “migrant crisis” that I’m really proud of. It tackles the question of why there has been so much chaos in New York and Chicago when other cities that have also received a lot of asylum seekers (Miami, Houston, LA) have managed the situation without as much of a fiscal or political fallout. Here’s a
Good evening, fellow Demsasheads! Rising superstar, Jerusalem continues her meteoric rise with another incredible article. I appreciate how every time I read one of Jerusalem's articles, I come away with something that contradicts how I see the world. This time, it was the polling on immigration. It's hard to understand how the polling can be so positive for immigration when many narratives seem down on it.
Excellent article! I absolutely agree that developed nations can and should let immigrants and asylum seekers work right away, with no waiting period, as worked out so well when the Biden Administration welcomed Ukrainians.
Yes, those awaiting hearings should be able to work but they should also know that when that hearing is held, the are likely to be deported. "Asylum seeking" should not be a "Get a Work Permit Free" card.
Ukraine is a different issue. There we are allowing refugees as a way of supporting the Government's war effort.
The Administration cannot control the number of people who show up seeking asylum, but it could at least get caught trying. Even if it cannot process ALL the claims, it could process some of them and deport those w/o valid claims and publicize that this is a risk the seeker runs. And how much effort has gone into informing potential asylum seekers the very narrow ground for asylum. Make sure that those who are denied entry did not just make a good faith mistake abut what "asylum" is.
Good evening, fellow Demsasheads! Rising superstar, Jerusalem continues her meteoric rise with another incredible article. I appreciate how every time I read one of Jerusalem's articles, I come away with something that contradicts how I see the world. This time, it was the polling on immigration. It's hard to understand how the polling can be so positive for immigration when many narratives seem down on it.
Moar Substacks, please.
Excellent article! I absolutely agree that developed nations can and should let immigrants and asylum seekers work right away, with no waiting period, as worked out so well when the Biden Administration welcomed Ukrainians.
Yes, those awaiting hearings should be able to work but they should also know that when that hearing is held, the are likely to be deported. "Asylum seeking" should not be a "Get a Work Permit Free" card.
Ukraine is a different issue. There we are allowing refugees as a way of supporting the Government's war effort.
The Administration cannot control the number of people who show up seeking asylum, but it could at least get caught trying. Even if it cannot process ALL the claims, it could process some of them and deport those w/o valid claims and publicize that this is a risk the seeker runs. And how much effort has gone into informing potential asylum seekers the very narrow ground for asylum. Make sure that those who are denied entry did not just make a good faith mistake abut what "asylum" is.