We might as well. Then everybody can come. The legal definition of a refugee is very narrow. It needs to be reserved to those who are truly victims of persecution. If we are going to grant asylum to refugees. we must have an efficient and equitable system for deciding who qualifies. To do less is a disservice to all those who apply. whether they are eligible or not. as well as to the people of this country. S. 2222 will expedite the asylum process by giving immigration officers the authority to summarily exclude undocumented aliens who do not appear to have a legitimate basis for making an asylum claim. Only those who express fear at returning to their homeland or who specifically request political asylum or would be admitted to the United States. They will receive a hearing before an immigration judge. who will be specifically trained to hear asylum cases. There will only be on appeal available to a newly created. independent immigration board. outside of the immigration and naturalization service. Asylum decisions would not be subject to judicial review. I support this provision of S. 2222.
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