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WSJ What’s News

U.S. Plans Strict Asylum Rules Amid Rise in Border Crossings

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for May 8. The Biden administration’s new asylum rules are expected to limit which migrants are eligible to ask for protections, as officials prepare for a doubling of illegal border crossings in the coming weeks. Plus, Arab leaders end Syria’s diplomatic isolation. And WSJ U.K. bureau chief David Luhnow explains the sometimes clever, often unpopular measures governments are taking to cope with a new era of higher costs. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast is supported by Emerson.

0:02.8

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0:05.5

to software that makes clean energy reliable,

0:08.0

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0:10.5

safer, smarter, and more sustainable.

0:13.3

Emerson, go boldly.

0:16.3

The U.S. Reddy's strict new asylum rules

0:24.8

amid a surge in illegal border crossings.

0:28.0

Plus Warren Buffett calls for more accountability

0:31.3

for bankers following recent turmoil

0:34.0

and from eliminating holidays to raising the retirement age,

0:38.0

countries struggle to balance budgets

0:40.5

in an era of higher costs.

0:43.0

They either raise taxes or they cut spending

0:46.0

and they cut benefits,

0:47.0

and the public isn't going to be happy about either one of those.

0:50.0

You know, they call economics the dismal science for a reason.

0:52.5

There's always a trade-off.

0:54.0

You don't ever get anything for nothing.

0:56.0

It's Monday, May 8th.

0:57.5

I'm Luke Fargaz with the Wall Street Journal,

1:00.0

and here is the AM edition of What's News,

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