When you read articles like these or hear about places like Texas bussing migrants to other cities, what exactly do they mean by "migrants?"
Someone who enters the country illegally would be detained and deported, and someone who enters on a visa would be sponsored by a family member, employer, school, etc. As far as I know, refugees and asylum seekers make up a small number.
Our immigration system is broken and needlessly difficult, but it does clearly define a person who can live in the country legally. Who are all these people who enter the country and don't run afoul of ICE but also don't have a support system? It feels like there's a legal "gray area" somewhere between illegal and legal immigration.
When people come in they use an app and get on a list for an appointment to hear their case months/years in the future. One of my school kids (with pretty severe physical disabilities) came into Texas with parents and grandparents. They found a house to rent and signed a lease, with no idea when or where they might get an appointment. The house burned down and they lost everything. People at school donated clothes and furniture and lots of things to help them get set up again. 6 months later they got notice that their appointment was scheduled in New York. They packed the kid's wheelchair and everything else they could carry into 2 mini vans and moved to New York with no support. It's a system that sets people up for failure.
