U.S. Immigration Policy Is Held Together With Band-Aids

A lack of permanent worker visas pushes people into vulnerable conditions

John Washington
GEN
Published in
8 min readApr 23, 2019

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Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty

InIn early April, Donald Trump stepped off Air Force One in El Centro, California, to applause from Border Patrol agents and military personnel on deployment. After a few desultory waves from the top of the airstairs, Trump and his security…

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John Washington
GEN
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John Washington is a writer and translator focusing on immigration and criminal justice. His first book on US asylum history/policy is forthcoming from Verso.