Eliminating Title 42 restores beacon of hope | Editorial

The Biden administration restored a modicum of reality to U.S. immigration policy when it rescinded what was known as Title 42. That measure, established by the Trump administration on public health grounds but converted into an all-purpose anti-immigration tool, has failed to resolve any immigration problem while putting thousands of people in danger.

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