[IronKros]

Did I read this correctly?

"That right," he said of the right to apply for asylum, "is very important."

[IronKros]

Ok, after I posted in haste I tried to do some research. This is what I found on the "Right to Asylum".
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/overview.htm

Unlike the U.S. Refugee Program, which provides protection to refugees by bringing them to the United States for resettlement, the U.S. Asylum Program provides protection to qualified refugees who are already in the United States or are seeking entry into the United States at a port of entry.

So I guess we are going to deport those sneaking across our borders and tell them to apply properly? Right...