The law of supply and demand also applies at the border: we can’t really stop all illegal immigration – partly because of the lure of a better life here, but also because of our own labor needs. And Americans are simply too educated to hold many ordinary but necessary jobs. But a number of solutions could help, including changing asylum rules — a key part of the border bill that Trump killed.

Linda Chavez joins John Avlon to break it all down.

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Linda’s book, “Outside the Barrio”

National Immigration Forum

Brookings Institution

Research on the bench

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