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I was glad to read this great article today about America’s little known immigrant detention system, and simultaneously was shocked at the statistics.
According to an official Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database, almost 19,000 immigrants out of a total 32,000 who are currently detained within the U.S. “had no criminal conviction, not even for illegal entry o
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03.17.09
Where do you get that asylum seekers are not illegal immigrants?
Asylum seeking is the REASON for your immigration, but when you enter the USA, you're as illegal as everyone else.
If asylum seeking magically made your immigration legal, why wouldn't everyone just be an asylum seeker?
03.17.09
As my father would say, "Been there, done that. Tell me what else is new"
03.17.09
@Cameron - This is true, coming to the U.S. and claiming you are seeking asylum does not automatically make you a legal resident, of course. But that is not my main point. Once someone comes to the U.S. to escape persecution and applies for asylum, I think that the system should become a lot more efficient. The applications should be processed a lot more quickly and then if the person is determined to not have asylum/refugee status then they should be returned to their home countries rather than detained for so many years. If the person is determined to be an asylum seeker or refugee then they should promptly stop being detained. My question is, why does it take so many years to determine the legal status of these people? It shows that the system really needs reform, at the very least. And in the end you have to admit it is unfair for someone who IS trying to escape persecution to come to the U.S. and be detained for years. That IS unjust and something has to be done about it.
Moreover, not everyone is going to be able to claim that they're an asylum seeker. When applying for asylum there is a lot of information you have to provide, and officials are responsible for conducting a detailed investigation into your background and your assertion that you're escaping some sort of persecution. So there are barriers to this after all.
@JRandom42 - Of course, we've all heard about the Japanese internment. But I would argue that this is different. The Japanese internments occurred largely at one point of time as a response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The current detainments are of course a result of the war on terror to some extent, but also a demonstration that the system is flawed and inefficient. The government simply doesn't deal with immigrants and asylum seekers very efficiently. Another point I'm making is that these situations are things we don't hear about too much on a regular basis, and it's still something people need to hear about and realize is still occuring. Thanks for your comments!
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