Fight Corruption and Invest in Asylum: A Q&A with Adam Isacson

Was 2023 a historic year for migrant arrivals? How and why has the flow of asylum seekers changed over the years?

An Ecuadorian family helps each other wade through the river on November 20, 2022, in Darién Gap, Colombia. (Photo by Jan Sochor via Getty Images)

There’s been a lot of confusion—and misinformation—around migration numbers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Was 2023 a historic year for migrant arrivals? How and why has the flow of asylum seekers changed over th…