Biden's tech-neoliberalism immigration heartlessness

Yeah, Biden's dropping Title 42, but some of his immigration policies look more heartless than Trump's.

Among them? 

The idea that asylum-seeking immigrants need to either seek asylum in another country en route (ie, Salvadoreans or Guatemalans seeking asylum in Mexico, rather than the US that has disrupted their countries) or else needs to schedule an appointment in advance with US officials using a smartphone app.

No, really.

This sounds like Gavin Newsom as Mayor Pothole of San Francisco telling people to report potholes with their smartphones, but in spades and on steroids.

Only with people likely to have much lower levels of smartphone ownership, and older smartphones. AND, this neglects the possibility of their governments spying on them doing this, to boot. 

Plus, as the story notes, this is illegal, this requirement, especially when tied with Bordermonger Joe's idea that Ill Eagles arriving at the border to claim asylum without going through these hoops will be turned away.

In addition, as that Guardian piece notes, that app sucks.

It's clear that Bordermonger Joe is "pivoting" to the general election.

But, he, like other Dems, have been "good" on immigration only by the Bushian soft bigotry of low expectations for decades. And, his pivot assumes that it will actually do much good in a general election.