Should Congress Pass the Secure the Border Act?

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🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In response to a surge in migrants and asylum seekers at America’s borders, the Secure the Border Act of 2023 aims to enforce stricter limitations on immigration, migrants, and more. Those arguing for passage say it is a necessary response to improve national security and modernize border security infrastructure. Those against it are concerned about the humanitarian impact and question its effectiveness. Now we debate: Should Congress Pass the Secure the Border Act? Arguing Yes: Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies Arguing No: Kristie De Peña, Senior Vice President for Policy and Director of Immigration Policy at Niskanen Center Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.5	This is open to debate. I'm John Don Van.
0:33.5	Hi everybody. Today's debate is on a topic that simultaneously
0:37.1	unites us and that divides us. That topic is immigration.
0:41.7	When I'm saying that it unites us, I'm referring to the personal history of so many Americans.
0:47.0	Most of us are either descendants of immigrants or we are immigrants ourselves,
0:51.0	and that represents something shared. It's a common ground, much of it. our
0:55.0	immigrants ourselves, and that represents something shared. It's a common ground, much of it from the past, but when it comes to the present,
0:57.0	however, we are really at each other about how we view migrants,
1:02.0	how we think the immigration system should operate
1:04.6	about who's to blame for the system operating so poorly, by which is meant record numbers of
1:10.3	unlawful crossings in the last few years, crowded detention centers, slow
1:13.9	processing of requests for asylum, much confusion, even the president has used the
1:18.2	word chaotic in a comment on the situation. What do Republicans want done? We know that because they have already
1:24.2	passed a bill in the House that spells out the steps that they would take. They
1:27.4	would grow that border wall that Donald Trump used to campaign on. They
1:30.8	would expand the size of the Border Protection Force. They would change
1:33.8	the asylum rules to make it harder for migrants to claim asylum status, among many
1:37.7	other steps. While this bill has little chance of becoming law as long as
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