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We don't need new laws to end the "border crisis." In fact, we already have laws on the books right now that *require* an end to the "border crisis." 8 USC 1158(a) explicitly allows any immigrant arriving here to apply for asylum legally at a port of entry https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1158
8 USC 1225(b)(A) explicitly *requires* that 1) inspectors at ports of entry cannot immediately remove someone seeking to apply for asylum and 2) requires that they refer those applicants for an interview with an asylum officer in the United States.
If these procedures were being followed, and immigrants were notified that they were, there would be no crisis. No one would be crossing illegally to apply for asylum. Just follow the laws already on the books.
But that's not what's happening. Instead, nearly everyone is being rejected at ports of entry, and it's forcing all these people into the hands of smugglers and causing them to make very dangerous crossings. It is leading to many deaths https://www.cato.org/blog/amid-crisis-biden-admits-02-central-american-families-kids-legally
And yes, the Biden and Trump administrations have made various arguments for why they don't have to follow these laws, but the point is that they exist! It's not like Congress needs to pass new laws to create these requirements. If they wanted to end the crisis, they can now
