” Give me your poor, your exhausted, your countless masses yearning to live free “Those who have visited the Statue of Liberty will recognize these lines from Emma Lazarus’ poem, ” The New Colossus “, inscribed on the base of the building. In recent years, this ideal has been put to the test across the Atlantic.
Under the Biden presidency, the country has seen a spike in illegal entries through its southern border (with Mexico). Sent by Republican governors to cities run by the Democratic Party, such as New York, these migrants have been processed in a chaotic manner. Some have been forced to sleep outside due to lack of space in shelters.
These images of disorder have been exploited by Donald Trump. The populist leader willingly speaks of ” invasion ” and promises to expel the millions of undocumented immigrants present in the country, even for a long time, if he returns to power.
Does this discourse work within public opinion? Is he right when he says that the Biden administration has not done enough to secure the border? Alexis Buisson, the correspondent of The Cross in New York, asked these questions to Fanny Lauby, associate professor at Montclair State University (New Jersey) and specialist in youth in an irregular situation.
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