The Biden administration’s new rules have brought down a record number of border crossings, but critics say they expose the pitfalls of policies intended to manage an immediate problem.
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Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy
Workers in factories that produce goods for the U.S. are getting American vaccines. Officials in both countries hope the program will help reopen the border and restore their economies.
In Covid-Wrecked Mexico, One Doctor Tried Humor and Home Visits
Gustavo Gutiérrez is a one-man roving medical clinic in Reynosa, developing a rare practice in the turbulent times of the coronavirus. He’s visited scores of patients fearful of the hospital.
Migrants’ Despair Is Growing at U.S. Border. So Are Smugglers’ Profits.
Only a handful of asylum seekers are let across the border each day. Many are now weighing the risks of hiring “polleros” to sneak them in.