Madam Speaker. as we continue the Republican relay. I wanted to focus attention on a regulation that is causing problems for the airline industry. an industry that has suffered considerable losses during the past few years. Because of the Transit Without Visa Program. airlines have seen a surge in the number of people who come to the United States and then claim political asylum. The INS response to this problem has been to fine airlines for allowing passengers to abuse the system. to force the airline to detain passengers until their asylum claims are adjudicated. and then to charge the carriers for the costs of detaining the passengersa process which takes several months. As a result. these passengers are costing airlines millions of dollars per year in detention charges. Madam Speaker. when an industry as important to this country as the airline industry experiences financial problems. we should be focusing on ways to help it.
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Claiming that refugees are abusing the asylum system.