A policy proposal to retire the post‑World‑War II asylum framework and replace it with admission rules and programs that are explicitly set and adjusted by elected policymakers and statutory law, rather than reactive, case‑by‑case adjudication. Proponents argue this would restore democratic control and make immigration predictable; opponents warn it abandons a core human‑rights protection and will be hard to implement without new durable legal safeguards.
— If taken up, the idea would restructure the legal and moral architecture of U.S. immigration policy, with implications for courts, border operations, refugee obligations, and domestic politics.
Jerusalem Demsas
2026.04.30
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Matthew Yglesias’s public argument on The Argument (Apr 30, 2026) that asylum’s proceduralism is politically untenable and that immigration policy should 'maximize the national interest,' plus cited proposals like the Border Act and funding estimates for judges, exemplify this push.
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