@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?

@kevinsickles @rbreich You're first going to have to explain how you think the system is being "abused".

@AaronPound @rbreich According to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data, 1,299,437 migrants were processed under Title 8 in fiscal 2022. Border states and blue cities are declaring states of emergency because they don't have the resources to manage these migrants. The courts have multiple year backlogs for these cases. 28 percent of affirmative asylum petitions completed in FY 2021 were approved,

@AaronPound @rbreich A quote from a 2019 marketwatch article. the numbers have grown significantly. "With the current backlog of more than 900,000 cases in immigration court, applicants usually wait years to have a hearing — with an average wait of 713 days. In the meantime, after 180 days, an asylum applicant is allowed to receive permission to work in the United States.Being allowed to jump the line and have legal employment is a big incentive, and that’s driving abuse of the asylum system"

@kevinsickles @rbreich That's not evidence that the system is being abused. That's evidence that the system is underfunded. Try again.