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Partially correct.I have as much right to seek asylum in a 12 million dollar Potomac mansion as these law breakers
Asylum is to protect you from imminent death or harm due to a tyrannical government. Coming to the USA for better income opportunity is not compatible with “seeking asylum”
Asylum is granted to foreigners who's government presents a serious threat to them or their family. Asylum is shelter from such a tyrannical government. Once they stepped foot in Mexico, they were safe from their government. There is no reason to grant them asylum here.
An asylum seeker must prove that he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution based on one or more of five grounds:
Mexico does not offer asylum, 180 days residence and you have to leave. Since the main reason these people are asking for asylum is fear of the gangs and cartels which exist in Mexico.
- Race.
- Religion.
- Nationality.
- Membership in a particular social group such as LGBTQ
- Political opinion
It doesn't qualify. Asylum is meant to be for protection against governments--not gangs or bad guys. Americans go to Mexico for vacations. It's not a a totally oppressive country. Much like America, there are safer places to go than others.
Many people have been granted asylum because of religious persecuted, not by government necessary but by the community.Partially correct.I have as much right to seek asylum in a 12 million dollar Potomac mansion as these law breakers
Asylum is to protect you from imminent death or harm due to a tyrannical government. Coming to the USA for better income opportunity is not compatible with “seeking asylum”
Asylum is granted to foreigners who's government presents a serious threat to them or their family. Asylum is shelter from such a tyrannical government. Once they stepped foot in Mexico, they were safe from their government. There is no reason to grant them asylum here.
An asylum seeker must prove that he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution based on one or more of five grounds:
Mexico does not offer asylum, 180 days residence and you have to leave. Since the main reason these people are asking for asylum is fear of the gangs and cartels which exist in Mexico.
- Race.
- Religion.
- Nationality.
- Membership in a particular social group such as LGBTQ
- Political opinion
It doesn't qualify. Asylum is meant to be for protection against governments--not gangs or bad guys. Americans go to Mexico for vacations. It's not a a totally oppressive country. Much like America, there are safer places to go than others.
Read the law. the applicant must establish that race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion was or will be at least one central reason for persecuting of the applicant. It does not have to be government doing the persecuting. The reason for the persuasion is critical, not who is doing it. For example, if a person seeks asylum because they fear gang violence or police corruption, they will fail. However, if the person seeks asylum because they fear returning home due to persecution by the police or gangs due to their religion, race, political opinion, etc, they will meet the eligibility requirements. However, the applicant must convince an immigration judge that they are actually in fear due to persecution for those reason.
8 U.S. Code § 1158 - Asylum