U.S. Considers Fee to Apply for Asylum

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/12/04/u-s-considers-fee-to-apply-for-asylum/

U.S. Considers Fee to Apply for Asylum
December 4, 2018 at 7:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

“The Trump administration is considering charging immigrants a fee to apply for asylum protection in the United States,” BuzzFeed News reports.

“The proposal, included in a not-yet-finalized draft regulation, would charge applicants, if they are already residing in the US, $50 to apply for asylum. Currently, there is no fee to enter an ‘affirmative asylum’ application. The fee would not apply to those who claim a fear of persecution at ports of entry or those who apply for the protections while in deportation proceedings. There would be no waiver of the fee for those who cannot afford to pay the $50.”

[DFW]

1. Yeah, you homeless, shirtless, penniless refugees!

Cough it up, $50 per person, or else!

[babylonsister]

2. I hear you and think this is ridiculous.

I guess they want their pound of flesh one way or the other.

[DFW]

3. They don't care about the $50

It's just their way of saying, "you ain't gettin' in."

Fifty years ago, there were still "literacy tests" in parts of the South that white voting places tried to use to prevent black people from voting. The standard story was that when a white person came to vote, he was shown the headline of the local newspaper and told to read it, and then was allowed to vote. When a black person came to vote, he was shown a Chinese newspaper, and asked what it said. "Sure, I can read that," said the next black man that showed up to vote. Incredulous, the people at the voting booth said, "You can read THAT? What does it say?" The black man replied, "It says, 'here is one black dude that won't be allowed to vote this year.'"

[Wounded Bear]

4. The real reason for the wall...

is so they have a place to put the toll booths.

[dameatball]

5. This is ridiculous. Asylum should not come with any financial stipulation. Not only that but $50

is a drop in the bucket compared to what it costs to deploy and maintain troops along the border. This is nothing but letting the base know that this administration is poking someone in the eye.

[dalton99a]

6. NEXT: Trump proposes housing fees for asylum seekers, requires reimbursement for room and board

before application

[babylonsister]

7. NOTHING would surprise me. nt