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S1: Southwestern College police work on public trust and perceptions. Plus a mezzo soprano in the Puccini duo. That's ahead on Midday Edition. First , the news. For the first time , the Mexican government is formally opposing the Trump era program known as Remain in Mexico. The controversial policy forced asylum seekers to live in Mexico until their cases were decided in U.S. immigration courts. While it's unclear what impact this announcement will have on immigration policy , it could signal an eventual change in how asylum cases are handled at the southern border. Joining me with more on the story is KPBS investigative border reporter Gustavo Solis. Gustavo , welcome back.

S2: I mean , it's important to remember that Mexico agreed to participate in remain in Mexico back in 2019 , only after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 5% import tax. So Mexico is definitely strong armed into this at the beginning , but ever since then , they've gone along with it. So Mexico's opposition announcement kind of now comes at a time where remain in Mexico is in limbo. It's not really being used right now. It's kind of held up in the courts , but it could come back. So this is almost like a preemptive announcement for Mexico , like if the courts force it back , they they aren't on board.

S2: So the municipal officials , not the ones at the federal level and at least at the local level. And Tijuana officials view both remain in Mexico and Title 42 as the two policies that are really responsible for the current humanitarian crisis they're seeing at the border. Right. Officials , they describe Tijuana as a bottleneck for migration. And these policies put a cap on that bottleneck. It created a scenario where you have thousands of migrants waiting to go somewhere and that outlet is cut off. So shelters filled up. Migrants were sleeping in the streets and becoming easy victims for criminals to prey on.

S2: But it is significant. I mean , it is the first time publicly that Mexico has opposed to this. Advocates certainly hope that it is a bit of a tone shift. The officials in Tijuana are a little bit more skeptical. They see it as part of ongoing negotiations between Mexico City and Washington , D.C.. And actually , just news today out of The Washington Post suggests that it is part of negotiations and it could be a sign of even more collaboration between the U.S. and Mexico. The Post reported that the Biden administration is currently in talks with Mexico to have them accept deportees from other countries. It would make it possible for the U.S. to deport 10th of tens of thousands of people to Mexico.

S2: I mean , that's the saddest part of all this , right ? Our federal government is forcing people through these policies to remain in Mexico , and Title 42 is forcing some of the most vulnerable people in the world to live in very dangerous border communities. And the federal government knows that these are deadly places to be. I mean , many of them are under U.S. travel advisories. We have years now of documented instances of migrants who were turned away from the U.S. , ended up at the border , being beaten , robbed , kidnapped , sexually assaulted and even killed in Mexico. And we're not talking about a few isolated incidents. We're talking about tens of thousands of documented cases of this happening.

S2: The administration has had two plus years to address this issue. And , yes , there have been some court challenges that have not gone in his favor. But despite those court losses , the Biden administration has actually expanded some of the Trump era policies. And those expansions were made by choice , not by court order. And if you listen to the rhetoric coming out of Washington , the focus is clearly on stopping people from coming to the U.S. and increasing border enforcement , which is what the policy was in the previous administration.

S2: Now , is that on the list of changes he'll actually make or could make ? That's when I kind of doubt it. If you listen to the State of the Union address , less than a minute of that hour plus speech was given to immigration. And he alluded to immigration reform , which we haven't had in. 20 plus years and he's been a senator or vice president during that time. And I think now going into 2024 , there's even less likely of bipartisan immigration reform happening just because of the makeup in the House and how much of a divisive issue immigration is.

S2: Some Department of Homeland Security officials went on the record to say that they still plan to terminate it , moving their way through the courts. But I think what's important for listeners to know is that even though remain in Mexico might go away , the Biden administration is also working on new programs that would essentially do the same thing , that would essentially let the White House let the U.S. deport non Mexicans to Mexico. So the actual policy could go away. But I think the thought behind it and kind of the ethos of it looks like it's here to stay. It looks like it's something the Biden administration likes and is doubling down on.

S1: Homelessness has been a stubborn problem across California for years. And while the state and city governments continue to introduce programs , housing and funds to get a handle on the crisis , it persist. Angela Hart is a reporter with Kaiser Health News. And today she published an in-depth look at what the state is spending on the problem and if it's made a difference. It's called The Country is Watching. California Homeless Crisis Looms As Governor Newsom Eyes Political Future. Angela , welcome. Thank you. You started the piece with a dollar amount right at the top that represents the investment the state has made to combat this issue. Can you tell us about that investment ? Absolutely.

S3: $18.4 billion California has invested and directly into addressing the homelessness crisis that's playing out across California. This really is unprecedented. The state of California has never , ever put as much into solving this crisis before. Since Governor Gavin Newsom took office in 2019. There's been a steady flow of both state and federal funding going to cities and counties and programs like housing to address the crisis. And there's even more on the way. The governor is proposing additional investments this year that would bring if they're approved by the state legislature. Overall investment around $21 billion. Wow.

S3: And I would just say I would add to that , too , that 20 roughly $21 billion , there is billions more dollars and being funneled into other aspects of the homelessness crisis like health care. So the answer , if you look at the freeway overpasses , if you go to any city , even rural towns across the state , the answer is no.

S3: Absolutely. The governor has been really aggressive about going after these encampments that are populating freeways , sidewalks across California , rural towns. It's really become a humanitarian crisis. And and it's a political tightrope for Governor Newsom as well. The public is angry. People are frustrated. And it's not just homeowners and renters that homeless people themselves who are fed up. On one hand , homeowners and renters , people who are in housing are grappling with the crisis. They don't want to see homeless people , but they don't want homeless people to be in the situation they're in. And four homeless people themselves , they hear promises of more housing coming and more money coming for behavioral health care. But when you scratch beneath the surface a little bit , it's really hard to find that investment. Hmm.

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