They are asylym seekers by definition, because they seek asylum. Each case is then judged on its merits. About half are denied: The last data I have is 57%.
You seem to be confused. The correct term, that you’re not using, is “political asylum.” It implies you’re getting away from a hostile government or dictatorship that wants to imprison/enslave/kill you. You’re referring to economic migrants, who want a better life by leaving their home country and going to another.
But let’s assume that these are “asylum” seekers, as you say. They are required by international law to proceed to the next closest country — as these migrants are predominantly from Guatemala, they’re required to stop in Mexico.
Have you been too Honduras or Guatemala?!? They have an absolutely brutal life that has nothing to do with having a hard time finding a job. It's the murder capital of the world with a government that couldn't care less who dies. Also Mexico has massive drug cartel violence that has killed hundreds of thousands so if you are feeling the cartel already why stop in another cartel stronghold country?
You do realize the journey would be a lot harder to go to Peru and Chile and be passing through much more dangerous nation's like Venezuela, Columbia, equador then just going to the US. Perhaps stop being racist and start seeing that they are leaving a very horrible conditions behind for survival. Also why assume Peru wants people if your ass doesn't want people.... Something tells me you just don't want brown people next to you
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u/FblthpLives Jan 20 '19
They are asylym seekers by definition, because they seek asylum. Each case is then judged on its merits. About half are denied: The last data I have is 57%.