Op-Ed: What Biden’s deeply troubling asylum limit means for the economy

By Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Former President of Costa Rica, The Hill Opinion Contributor, and Professor of the Practice

Despite celebrating its positive strides on issues as important as the climate crisis and effective multilateralism, I am deeply troubled by the Biden administration’s latest proposal to limit access to asylum.

A decision seemingly born of an electoral calculus, it neither benefits the United States nor its relationship with countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean at what should be a time of unrivaled opportunity despite very real challenges.