Second. the bill reforms the process for determining which of the tens of thousands of individuals who come to this country without documents and then claim the right of political asylum actually should be given that status. The present system is gridocked. with approximately 140.000 cases backlogged. This backlog makes a mockery of the asylum process. and threatens to undermine an essential humanitarian element of our immigration policy. My bill establishes an independent corps of administrative law judges to conduct full and open hearings on each and every asylum application. It also contains various provisions to insure that while all hearings are totally fair. they are also expeditious. Judicial review of negative decisions is also provided.
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