How Biden Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration

Update: 2025-12-15

Description

A New York Times review of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s actions on immigration showed that decisions he and his closest advisers made created an opening for a more aggressive Trump administration agenda.

Christopher Flavelle, who interviewed more than 30 former Biden administration officials who worked on immigration and border policy, explains how Mr. Biden fumbled the immigration issue, and what the Democratic Party can learn from his missteps.

Guest: Christopher Flavelle, a reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading:

How Mr. Biden ignored warnings and lost Americans’ faith in immigration.
Read four takeaways from The Times’s reporting on Mr. Biden’s immigration record.

Photo: Paul Ratje for The New York Times

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