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> Everybody with a reasonable mind knows many southern border crossers are not refugees but illegal economic immigrants. This is an extremely political opinion

• temp8964 5y ago
  There is nothing political about it. Either they are or they are not. Either I am wrong or I am correct. Asylum seeker != refugee.
• crisdux 5y ago
  It is reasonable. Refugee means people fleeing conflict and persecution - not economic hardship. Our elite circles have very recently redefined refugee in quite a revolutionary way.
  • collaborative 5y ago
    Aren't people fleeing drug gang death threats fleeing persecution?
    • ng12 5y ago
      No. According to US law you must be persecuted based on your belonging to a protected category to qualify for asylum.
    • rayiner 5y ago
      No they’re not. They’re fleeing shitty conditions created by the society they come from.
• chitowneats 5y ago
  Asylum law is very clear about who qualifies and who does not. It narrowly allows people suffering from persecution in their home country, on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a certain social group, or political opinion.[1] It does not apply to anyone and everyone seeking work, or those who want to live in a more wealthy nation. [1] https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylu...