When the pandemic first hit, the Trump administration justified tightening the southern border through a policy called “Title 42.” It’s had plenty of critics, including public health experts who say the policy doesn’t have a science-based approach. The World’s Marco Werman talks to Dr. Joseph Amon. He’s the director of global health at the Dornsife School of public health at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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