Inmates Running Asylum

“The United States government has repeatedly extended these T.P.S. designations because these countries remain too dangerous to permit safe return. During this time, T.P.S. has allowed hundreds of thousands of Haitians and thousands of Syrians to live and work lawfully in the United States. But no longer.” NYT (Gift Article): This Decision Is a Slap in the Face to Immigrants Who Followed the Law. (Like many things in this era, it’s also a slap in the face to core American values.)

+ “Immigrants began making plans to sell or rent their homes, secure bank accounts and figure out thorny issues like child custody arrangements. Business owners started calculating how many days they can continue to employ workers whose legal status is set to expire. And nursing home leaders warned they would have fewer beds to offer if health aides are forced to leave the country.” WaPo (Gift Article): Nursing homes, factory owners and immigrants brace for fallout from Supreme Court ruling. “Some of those immigrants have lived in the United States for decades and said they feared being sent back to conflict-ridden homelands that they barely know and whose languages some do not speak.” (Feel safer?)

+ As I explained yesterday, this ruling and Trump’s asylum policies are as much about race as anything else. The White Elephant in the Room.