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Commentary: Title 42 is done. Is the US ready to get serious about managing migration at the border?

Federal law enforcement agents and officers keep watch as immigrants are lined up to be transported from a makeshift camp between border walls between the U.S. and Mexico on May 13, 2023, in San Diego.

U.S. border policy is stuck in the past. The expiration of Title 42 gives the U.S. government another chance to effectively manage migration and border security, but it will be successful only if it addresses the reality of Western Hemisphere migration.

Our deterrence policies and enforcement infrastructure were built decades ago for single adult men seeking employment. Since 2013, vulnerable populations — unaccompanied children, families and vulnerable adults seeking refuge — have dominated border arrivals. Successive

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