Trump Shut the Door on Migrants. Will Biden Open It?

<p>Caitlin Dickerson, an immigration reporter for The Times, says there is one word that sums up the Trump administration’s approach to border crossing: deterrence. For nearly four years, the U.S. government has tried to discourage migrants, with reinforced walls, family separation policies and threats of deportation.</p><p>Those policies have led to the appearance of a makeshift asylum-seeker camp of frayed tents and filthy conditions within walking distance of the United States.</p><p>Today, we ask: What will the legacy of President Trump’s immigration policies be? And will anything change next year?</p><p><br /></p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/caitlin-dickerson" target="_blank"><strong>Caitlin Dickerson</strong></a>, an immigration reporter for The New York Times.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline" target="_blank">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. Read the latest edition <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily-newsletter" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>This is what we saw<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/us/mexico-migrant-camp-asylum.html" target="_blank"> inside the tent camp</a> on the U.S.-Mexico border.</li><li>The Trump administration’s immigration policies have not deterred pregnant women from trying to enter the United States. Here are<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/us/border-mexico-pregnant-women.html" target="_blank"> some of their experiences</a>.</li><li>A federal judge last week ordered the Trump administration to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/us/daca-reinstated.html" target="_blank"> fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals</a>, an Obama-era program designed to shield young, undocumented immigrants from deportation.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="