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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
Sun Apr 7, 2019, 01:38 PM Apr 2019

Utah Sen. Romney says America has become an 'asylum magnet' for an overwhelming flow of immigrants

Sen. Mitt Romney stopped well short Sunday of agreeing with President Donald Trump that “our country is full,” and there’s no room for more immigrants. But he described America as an “asylum magnet,” whose immigration system is being overwhelmed.

“We’re seeing unaccompanied young people as well as families with kids pouring into the border, and they say the magic word, ‘I’m seeking asylum,’" Romney said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “They’re being just turned out into our country — 125,000 of them so far this year. It’s overwhelming our system, we have got to be able to deal with this.”

Romney sidestepped specifics when asked about the president’s various suggestions and threats — to close the border, to cut off aid to Central America, to impose punishing tariffs.

He said Republicans and Democrats in Congress are going to have to come together, “generally with presidential leadership,” to “deal with this asylum issue that’s really overwhelming our system.

Read more: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/04/07/utah-sen-mitt-romney-says/

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Utah Sen. Romney says America has become an 'asylum magnet' for an overwhelming flow of immigrants (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2019 OP
Maybe check into these countries these people are running from and see if our policies... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #1
gee mitt think of them as potential mormons. nt msongs Apr 2019 #2
The major focus Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #3
 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
1. Maybe check into these countries these people are running from and see if our policies...
Sun Apr 7, 2019, 01:53 PM
Apr 2019

in supporting their governments are the reasons they are leaving. Maybe if they had a chance to escape poverty and oppression in their own country they wouldn't be risking their lives along with their children's lives traveling thousands of miles in slight hope of being admitted. Why are they coming here? What can we do to support them in their own country? It may be cheaper to support them there than to support them here.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. The major focus
Sun Apr 7, 2019, 02:26 PM
Apr 2019

for the Mormon Missionaries are Latin America as well as Eourpe. So Willard once again tells white lies as usual.

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