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Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions

Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Ukrainian Refugees Could Convince Biden To End Pandemic Asylum Restrictions

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For more than a year, immigration activists have been frustrated that the White House has used the pandemic as a reason to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants before they can make a request for asylum in the United States.Now, pressure created by the three million Ukrainian refugees could create enough political pressure to force Biden to revisit the policy.This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and correspondent Joel Rose.Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Mar 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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