The claims that are made by people coming in for political asylum today are rarely legitimate. They are patently fraudulent. They are tearing up visas. they are tearing up passports on the planes. They are giving them back to people on the plane who are commercial immigration expediters. illegal immigration expediters. They say the magic phrase "I seek political asylum and they are issued a green card. made eligible for welfare benefits. and disappear into our society. And that is what we are facing here today. We can throw all the money at this problem we wantand I approve of this amendment because it is a small. important stop that will help. in particular. the border Statesbut unless we get some action out of the Judiciary Committee on the necessary reforms we are going to have continued and increasing problems.
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Claims for political asylum are rarely legitimate and patently fraudulent.