Asylum Officers, Do What America Pays You to Do

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Asylum Officers, Do What America Pays You to Do
Matt O'Brien   July 25, 2019 1 Comment


The Washington Post recently featured an op-ed titled, “I Became an Asylum Officer to Help People. Now I Put Them Back in Harm’s Way.” It was written by Charles Tjersland, Jr., an Asylum Officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Mr. Tjersland claims that this is a “demoralizing time” for asylum officers, arguing that the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy makes a “mockery” of their “mission.”

The problem is that he doesn’t know what his mission really is. To a casual observer, it appears that Mr. Tjersland sees himself as an advocate for foreign nationals and believes that his job is to let in as many asylum seekers as possible – even those fleeing crime and bad economies, rather than actual persecution. But that self-image doesn’t square with an asylum officer’s job description. 

https://www.immigrationreform.com/2019/07/25/asylum-media-immigration-enforcement/

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This is the only thing those "asylum officers" should have on their desks: