With all due respect, my father was in INS for 30 years & taught immigration law. I participated in some of the operations involving mass exodus of immigrants so I learned quite a bit about the process and the people who seek asylum.
How do they prove they are in danger? That is where the vetting process kicks in. Highly trained agents interview them & examine whatever documents they brought. They know about the cultures and how to tell if people are lying. The vetting process is very thorough. If their story doesn't line up, they get marked for deportation. My father had someone who claimed to be under political persecution file. Upon interviewing him & his family & reviewing documents, it turned out he actually worked FOR the oppressive regime & was fleeing due to crimes he'd committed. He was deported.
Many of the people in the caravan are from native tribes with languages not spoken in places they are passing through so there may be a lack of communication. Even then, for many just turning back is not an option. They have hope for a better life (or at least a life at all). They are not likely to be treated well in some of the countries they pass through bc some of those governments have the same oppressive practices or just refuse to take them. They don't have the same immigration policies as the US.
Why don't they rise up? Why didn't the Jews and Romani rise up against the Nazis? They are outnumbered and outgunned. This is about survival for them. They would not be making such a long trek if it was not. Many of them will walk barefoot if they have to. There are groups giving them food & clothing this time, but that doesn't mean they are welcome to stay there or that they can safely stay.
They might not all line up to be processed, but in such large numbers they are easy to spot & they may very well believe that lining up is the right thing to do-- it's impossible to know without asking them. But, that is something that can be dealt with when they finally get here-- which won't be anytime soon.
Fox is not an accurate source of info-- they outright lie about things & put a major spin on things & they tend to be very bigoted toward anything but white male Christians. They stir up fear & hatred of minorities and immigrants.
Under current immigration laws, these people can't just go to US Embassies to file for asylum. They have to reach the border & they have been told this. Saying it is illegal for them to come to the border is a catch 22-- it would mean there was no legal way for them to file for asylum & thus it would never hold up in court.
It's all grandstanding and distraction anyway.
It was meant to get people worked in to a tizzy to ignore other issues.
How do they prove they are in danger? That is where the vetting process kicks in. Highly trained agents interview them & examine whatever documents they brought. They know about the cultures and how to tell if people are lying. The vetting process is very thorough. If their story doesn't line up, they get marked for deportation. My father had someone who claimed to be under political persecution file. Upon interviewing him & his family & reviewing documents, it turned out he actually worked FOR the oppressive regime & was fleeing due to crimes he'd committed. He was deported.
Many of the people in the caravan are from native tribes with languages not spoken in places they are passing through so there may be a lack of communication. Even then, for many just turning back is not an option. They have hope for a better life (or at least a life at all). They are not likely to be treated well in some of the countries they pass through bc some of those governments have the same oppressive practices or just refuse to take them. They don't have the same immigration policies as the US.
Why don't they rise up? Why didn't the Jews and Romani rise up against the Nazis? They are outnumbered and outgunned. This is about survival for them. They would not be making such a long trek if it was not. Many of them will walk barefoot if they have to. There are groups giving them food & clothing this time, but that doesn't mean they are welcome to stay there or that they can safely stay.
They might not all line up to be processed, but in such large numbers they are easy to spot & they may very well believe that lining up is the right thing to do-- it's impossible to know without asking them. But, that is something that can be dealt with when they finally get here-- which won't be anytime soon.
Fox is not an accurate source of info-- they outright lie about things & put a major spin on things & they tend to be very bigoted toward anything but white male Christians. They stir up fear & hatred of minorities and immigrants.
Under current immigration laws, these people can't just go to US Embassies to file for asylum. They have to reach the border & they have been told this. Saying it is illegal for them to come to the border is a catch 22-- it would mean there was no legal way for them to file for asylum & thus it would never hold up in court.
It's all grandstanding and distraction anyway.
It was meant to get people worked in to a tizzy to ignore other issues.
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