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Old 01-10-2019, 11:09 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by detbuch View Post
Fear of being raped is not a valid reason for seeking asylum under the accords that the US signed. Neither is fear of being murdered, unless their government is mass murdering its citizens or is illegitimately trying to execute the asylum seeker.

The vast majority of illegal migrants are coming here for economic reasons, also which are not legitimate reasons for seeking asylum.
This isn’t really true. Fear of being killed or raped by a gang because of your social group certainly could qualify.
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