US-Mexico Border Appears Calm After Lifting of Pandemic Asylum Restrictions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : If it works, the system could fundamentally alter how migrants come to the southern border.
52% : "I have faith," she said of being able to get asylum in the U.S.
46% : Farther west, hundreds of migrants, mostly families, sat in two dozen rows between the border walls between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, as Border Patrol agents walked among them and selected who would be allowed to leave to be processed.
44% : While Title 42 prevented many from seeking asylum, it carried no legal consequences, encouraging repeat attempts.
42% : Migrants are now essentially barred from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they did not first apply online or seek protection in the countries they traveled through.
39% : After Thursday, migrants face being barred from entering the U.S. for five years and possible criminal prosecution.
27% : But Biden, who is running for reelection, faces withering criticism from migrant advocates, who say he's abandoning more humanitarian methods, and from Republicans, who claim he's soft on border security.

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