After one year of Canada and Mexico border closures, pressure grows for White House to issue reopening guidelines

 

On the anniversary of the United States' closing of its borders to its neighbors to the north and south, lawmakers and families across the country separated by the border continue to languish with no clear end in sight. "This has been a year of struggle for binational families," said Devon Weber, founder of Let Us Reunite, a campaign of 2,200 families lobbying the U.S. government for greater travel exemptions for communities separated by the border shutdowns. "Your life is in limbo and it's extremely frustrating. Heartbreaking is the word that comes to mind," Weber said of the situation affecting families on both sides of the border. Each month during the pandemic, border restrictions have been reauthorized with no clear end. With a new administration in the White House, lawmakers have begun lobbying President Joe Biden for a clear timetable and reopening guidelines on both the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders...MORE