refugees are those who have a “well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, membership in a particular social group, political opinion, religion, or national order.”[72] Not only that, but applicants must first apply for refugee status outside America in a neighboring country. An asylum seeker must meet the “refugee” definition and must be seeking admission at a port of entry of the United States. A person leaving an impoverished or less-developed country for a more prosperous one doesn’t qualify as a refugee or asylum seeker.
