Diana Gomez, advocacy director of Progress Texas, and James Dickey, CEO of JD Key Communications, join FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren for a Title 42 discussion.
Lawmakers fear dropping the Trump-era policy will cause another massive migrant surge. Title 42 was enacted during the beginning of the pandemic, the policy allows officials to quickly turn away undocumented immigrants at the border.A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are joining Republicans in opposing the Biden administration's plan to lift Title 42 pandemic restrictions at the southern border next month.
We should have good immigration, but it should be done in an orderly and legal manner. You know,Diana, so many politicians are saying there is going to be a huge surge once Title 42 is lifted. Do you agree with that? Will there be a surge? What do you think?: This is definitely not true. Title 42 for folks who don't know is not an immigration law, it is a health law that was used by Trump and manipulated to exclude certain immigrants from seeking asylum, which is a human right.
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