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Good read explaining why Abbott is a jerk and gives better solutions.
https://www.thebulwark.com/greg-abbott-scrooge/Here is the complicated reality. It is not Biden’s fault that so many people want to come to the United States. There was a big jump in border encounters under the Trump administration as well (from 310,531 in fiscal year 2017 to 859,501 in fiscal year 2019—the numbers plunged temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic). People want to come here because 1) so many nations around the globe are hellish and a number of those are within walking distance; 2) this is a place where people with a good work ethic can get ahead and enjoy the blessings of liberty; 3) our immigration laws and rules are confusing.
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Most immigrants are attempting to come through international points of entry and ask for asylum. This is permitted under a law Congress passed in 1980, providing that people may seek asylum when they have a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
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One reason our law inadvertently creates a crush at the border is the requirement that those seeking asylum be physically present in the United States. Also, word is out around the world that you can claim fear of persecution and at least get a hearing (though 75 percent of claims are rejected, which may be less well understood). So many have attempted to take advantage of this avenue that the backlog of cases now stands at 1.29 million. Perhaps one way to handle the hordes of people hoping to gain admittance is to clarify the asylum criteria. The Biden administration is reportedly considering a rule that would require would-be asylum seekers to ask for asylum in the first country they enter. This would, in theory, screen out those who are actually economic migrants from those who are truly fleeing out of fear. Another possible reform is to permit people to make an asylum claim at the U.S. embassy in their countries.
Here’s another solution to the immigration problem—welcome more legal immigrants!
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Most immigrants are attempting to come through international points of entry and ask for asylum. This is permitted under a law Congress passed in 1980, providing that people may seek asylum when they have a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
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One reason our law inadvertently creates a crush at the border is the requirement that those seeking asylum be physically present in the United States. Also, word is out around the world that you can claim fear of persecution and at least get a hearing (though 75 percent of claims are rejected, which may be less well understood). So many have attempted to take advantage of this avenue that the backlog of cases now stands at 1.29 million. Perhaps one way to handle the hordes of people hoping to gain admittance is to clarify the asylum criteria. The Biden administration is reportedly considering a rule that would require would-be asylum seekers to ask for asylum in the first country they enter. This would, in theory, screen out those who are actually economic migrants from those who are truly fleeing out of fear. Another possible reform is to permit people to make an asylum claim at the U.S. embassy in their countries.
Here’s another solution to the immigration problem—welcome more legal immigrants!
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