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Toward a More Perfect Sanctuary: How To Reform the U.S. Asylum System

Toward a More Perfect Sanctuary: How To Reform the U.S. Asylum System

In the final show of our series on asylum we talk about how to build a better system for providing humanitarian relief at our borders and inside our country.

KQED's Forum

September 30, 202155m 38s

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Show Notes

The last time Congress re-negotiated who is eligible for asylum in the United States, it came in the aftermath of the fall of Saigon, when an influx of southeast Asian refugees forced changes to how Americans provided sanctuary. Now, as Afghan refugees continue to arrive after the fall of Kabul and amidst the continuing stream of people fleeing violence in the Americas, could this be a moment when our system changes again? And if so, how might we create a better system? In the final show of our series on asylum we talk about how to build a better system for providing humanitarian relief at our borders and inside our country.

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