U.K., U.S. Plan Sweeping New Asylum Restrictions

A.M. Edition for March 7. The U.K. government is planning to ban asylum seekers who arrive illegally on boats across the English Channel from applying for British citizenship. WSJ U.K. bureau chief David Luhnow says the law has similarities with proposed new restrictions on migrant flows in the U.S., even as both countries contend with labor shortages. Plus, China’s Xi Jinping takes rare direct aim at Washington. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices