Why is Biden treating migrants better than Afghan interpreters?

Published June 30, 2021 5:34pm ET



The Biden administration will reportedly seek to relocate former Afghan interpreters for the U.S. military to a third country. The interpreters and their families would remain there, in safety, until the United States processes their visa applications for permanent relocation to our nation.

When it comes to Central American migrants, however, the Biden administration has taken the opposite approach. It reversed the Trump administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy, which required asylum-seekers from Central America to stay in Mexico while their claims were being reviewed.

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