Not an emergency?! 1,744 percent spike in asylum claimsConservative Review, Feb 22, 2019, Daniel Horowitz
The media is looking for the emergency at the border. They are looking for data they refuse to recognize when it’s right in front of them.
I’ve written a lot more than 1,000 words explaining why this current wave of illegal immigration is worse than ever, but the following picture is worth a lot more than any words:
Yes, you are looking at an
1,744 percent increase in the number of people taking advantage of our asylum system and uttering the magic words “credible fear†to indefinitely remain in this country, all the while creating a massive economic and strategic decoy for the cartels at the border.
USCIS spokeswoman Jessica Collins explained in a statement to CR how the credible fear claims are the lynchpin of our magnetic border. “The extremely low bar for establishing credible fear is ripe for fraud and abuse,†she said. “This is because once an individual overcomes this low threshold, the vast majority are then referred to an immigration judge and most are released on a promise to appear for a court date weeks, months, or years down the line, regardless of whether they plan to show up. In other words, a credible fear referral doesn’t equal asylum status, but it does earn a free ticket into the U.S., allowing individuals to disappear into the interior to live and work illegally.â€
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