First, let’s clarify the difference between an immigrant and a refugee or asylum seeker. Out of the millions of immigrants illegally crossing into America, very few are true refugees or asylum seekers. U.S. law is explicit: 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
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