Robert ReichDec 28, 2022

Memo to the media:

Stop letting politicians get away with calling asylum seekers "illegal immigrants" or saying they're not coming to this country "the right way." Seeking asylum is legal. Presenting themselves at the border & requesting asylum is "the right way" to seek asylum.

Show threadKevin SicklesDec 28, 2022
@rbreich I agree with the point but isn't the asylum process being abused? Should the world be allowed in to the U.S. by claiming asylum?
Show threadDaniel BrotherstonDec 28, 2022

@kevinsickles @rbreich Citation needed

The system isn't being abused...it's being USED....

Asylum seekers present at the border and request asylum. If they are found to qualify they are granted it, if they are not, they aren't granted asylum.

That isn't "abuse" it's "use".

Show threadKevin Sickles
@danbrotherston @rbreich An abuse of process is the unjustified or unreasonable use of legal proceedings or process to further a cause of action by an applicant or plaintiff in an action. It is a claim made by the respondent or defendant that the other party is misusing or perverting regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action.
Dec 29, 2022 at 3:17amWeb
Show threadDaniel BrotherstonDec 29, 2022
@kevinsickles @rbreich Even if I accept your definition, what evidence do you have that is occurring?
Show threadJesse TovDec 29, 2022
@rbreich @danbrotherston @kevinsickles it feels like it’s happening so it must be happening