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[quote]I know this from reports I’ve read on NYTimes, WaPo, Slate, listen to podcasts, etc with people providing legal aid and humanitarian assistance to asylum seekers. For example, at many Texan ports of entry the CBP essentially hands out lottery numbers. Then they have to stand at the crossing to see if they are lucky enough so their number is called. Many asylum seekers have been waiting for weeks just to plead their case to a CBP Officer. Even then, many of those officers just say “No” without letting the asylum seeker make their case to a judge or case worker. CBP processing of asylum requests have slowed to a virtual trickle.

So stop telling people to do it “the legal way.” It has purposely been slowed down by Trump. And it’s causing more crisis, more panic, and more illegal entries at the border. This Administration is not interested in helping people do it legally.[/quote]

I have a friend who works in immigration. Her story is entirely different.  There is a LEGAL way to do this.

First of all, don't cross unless you have papers.  Most of these folks aren't escaping hardship where their wives and sisters are being raped by gang members while their sons are being recruited. They are moving for economic reasons.  Sure - no shame in that, right?  But most will get jobs here that mirror those they left back home. So we need to figure out a SOLID plan where our AID is actually used toward development and job training in those countries.

What happened to the request to hire more immigration judges?  Under Obama, when the migrant youths arrived, immigration was so backlogged that she had to travel to help with processing.  If there's literally a swarm of people arriving, you can't expect processing to be efficient unless you hire more people to assist with processing.

And when they ARE processed, what are the stats on those who show up for their court dates?  I was given some stats for those being processed in Georgia, and they weren't pretty. So people are living in the shadows, and if they're lucky they'll find their way to CA for free healthcare.

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