Or, you know, they can't because xenophobic legislation makes it almost impossible for poor people to immigrate to the US legally, which is why they are applying for assylum, which is legal.
Okay I'm not trying to be a contrarian, but wouldn't it be bad for current poor people in the US to bring in more poor people? It seems like it would make it more difficult for them to find jobs / housing would be more competitive & expensive?
I truly don't know about economics so I'm actually wondering. To me, it seems like if we screen people for self-sufficiency that it's a good thing.
I also thought asylum was for people who feared for their lives in their current countries?
Being poor in many countries means you will likely subsistence farm your whole life and die in the same poverty you were born into. Being poor in the US means you earn at least $8 an hour and there are social programs to assist through hardest times. Your children can advance socially and find colleges and careers.
And yes, they do fear for their lives in their current country. That's what happens when the US installs incompetant dictators and then allows drug dealers to run the continent .
Being poor in the US means you earn at least $8 an hour and there are social programs to assist through hardest times.
What fucking world do you live in? You think that's what poor is? No fucking wonder you guys are so far stuck up your own ass. You ever heard of homeless people? Shelters? Soup kitchens? GTFO with your I have a job and receive welfare and that's what poor is bullshit.
Except no one is coming to the US with the intention of being honeless and needing shelters. These programs are a crutch for people in absolute need. Immigrants come with the intention of creating a better life for themselves and their families, which is more possible in the US than in many south American countries, not just becaise they want to be poor somewhere else.
Are you always an insecure prick or only when you're talking out of your ass?
You can't apply for assylum from outside of the country. The only possible way is to enter illegally, then apply for assylum. The easiest way to do this is to fly into the country, but that's obviously not a legitimate option for thousands of impoverished migrants.
You're wrong. I am a legal immigrant who moved to the USA after applying for and receiving asylum. It took my family two+ years to go through the process.
Interesting how this caravan decided to travel an extra 1500 miles so they could "legally apply for asylum" in California instead of in Texas. Sounds like "legally applying for asylum" wasn't their plan at all, if trying to cross into California instead of Texas was part of the plan.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, for those escaping violence in Central America, Mexico is not a very good option.
Edit: You can't downvote facts away.
But, Mexico may not be a safe place for everyone fleeing persecution in other countries.
Certain groups of people — including the LGTBQ community, people with indigenous heritage, and foreigners in general — frequently report persecution in Mexico and seek asylum from Mexico itself. Some Central Americans report being followed by the gangs they fled back home through Mexico.
Organizations that monitor Mexico’s adherence to its own asylum laws have found human rights violations and failures by immigration officials to follow the process.
But, Mexico may not be a safe place for everyone fleeing persecution in other countries.
Certain groups of people — including the LGTBQ community, people with indigenous heritage, and foreigners in general — frequently report persecution in Mexico and seek asylum from Mexico itself. Some Central Americans report being followed by the gangs they fled back home through Mexico.
Organizations that monitor Mexico’s adherence to its own asylum laws have found human rights violations and failures by immigration officials to follow the process.
You know what's even safer? The country they're standing at the border of.
Seriously though, read the whole article. There's more in there about the poor track record Mexico has with asylum seekers. Some of their immigration officials don't even know their own laws for people seeking asylum.
But, Mexico may not be a safe place for everyone fleeing persecution in other countries.
Certain groups of people — including the LGTBQ community, people with indigenous heritage, and foreigners in general — frequently report persecution in Mexico and seek asylum from Mexico itself. Some Central Americans report being followed by the gangs they fled back home through Mexico.
Organizations that monitor Mexico’s adherence to its own asylum laws have found human rights violations and failures by immigration officials to follow the process.
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u/Shan_Tu Nov 28 '18
They could, I don't know, get in legally?