Dem congresswoman’s staff going to Mexico, coaching - asylum seekers. More pandering Posted: Jul 7th, 2019 - 2:17 pm In Reply to: Pandering, pure and simple. - Wonder what she will offer women?
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico has been in the news a lot lately. Two Democrats running for president have created some interesting headlines for appearing to pander to asylum-seekers during stops on their campaign trails, actually crossing the southern border to court them. Now Congresswoman Victoria Escobar’s staff is reported to be coaching asylum-seekers held in Ciudad Juarez under the Remain in Mexico program.
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The staffers are coaching those trying to re-enter the U.S. to exploit a loophole in current immigration law. They are being told to lie about their ability to speak Spanish. No, really. Under the Migration Protection Protocols, a.k.a. Remain in Mexico, those being returned to Mexico must speak Spanish because they may be living in Mexico for as long as five years waiting for their asylum claim to be decided. The staffers are re-escorting people back to the port of entry and telling Border Patrol officers that the Central Americans cannot speak Spanish. Just days before, though, these same individuals were speaking fluent Spanish.
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