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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (79521)	6/25/2018 2:11:48 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 361424

To: Bill who wrote (79521)	6/25/2018 2:32:02 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 361424

"They are not lawful refugees until they are granted refugee status. When they try to illegally sneak over the border, they are not lawful refugees." Yeah, they are. Previous administrations have correctly not prosecuted asylum seekers for illegal entry. Doing so is a violation of domestic asylum law as well as international human rights law because asylum seekers have the legal right to seek asylum. Domestic law is grounded in widely-accepted international standards, starting with Article 14 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rightsand Article 27 of the 1948 American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, and continuing with the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. As stated by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees ‘‘refugees should not be penalized for their illegal entry or stay… the seeking of asylum can require refugees to breach immigration rules. Prohibited penalties might include being charged with immigration or criminal offences relating to the seeking of asylum, or being arbitrarily detained purely on the basis of seeking asylum. Message 31663400