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Immigration agency: Single Hispanic females deserve asylum in U.S.
The Washington Times ^ | April 23, 2015 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 04/23/2015 1:04:33 PM PDT by jazusamo

Being a single mother or witnessing a gang crime could be enough for Central American illegal immigrants to get on the path to asylum under guidance the Homeland Security Department issued last week, opening up new ways for the current surge of illegal immigrants to gain a legal foothold in the U.S.

The guidance, a 27-page training document from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, says women who flee Central America because they fear being a single woman at the head of a household can be deemed to be part of a targeted social group, and can make a claim that they have a “credible fear” of being targeted in their home countries.

Likewise, victims of gang crimes, which are epidemic in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, can make the case that they fear retaliation — also proving a “credible fear” and earning a place on the pathway to getting asylum in the U.S. — according to the agency documents, which were obtained by the Judiciary Committees in both the House and Senate.

“It is an evolving area of law,” Joseph E. Langlois, associate director of the refugee and asylum program at USCIS, told the Senate committee at a hearing Thursday.

Congressional critics, though, said the new rules are more a rewrite than an evolution, and predicted they will make it possible for most of those who have arrived in the recent surge of illegal immigration from Central America to gain initial protected status.

“It changes the standards. it’s breathtaking in its liberalities in regard to what a refugee is,” Sen. Jeff Sessions, chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee, told Mr. Langlois.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; asylum; asylumdhs; centralamerica; dhs; elsalvador; guatemala; honduras; illegals; immigration; obama; singlemothers; uscis
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0bama's agenda to destroy our country is proceeding as he has planned.
1 posted on 04/23/2015 1:04:33 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
What a joke. Is there such a thing as "asylum" anymore?

Why not drop the silly pretense that there is any moral thought at all going into who gets to enter the US.

2 posted on 04/23/2015 1:08:30 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter

They need “asylum” for being single mothers? Asylum from what, their kids?


3 posted on 04/23/2015 1:09:48 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: jazusamo
My wife (who was from Mexico) after 22 years got her citizenship yesterday here in Los Angeles along with 3,940 other people.
My wife loves this country, has nothing to do with Mexico at all but thought the same thing as we looked at all these people.
We both thought 80% plus percent of those there looked hard up seeking to get benefits by being a citizen.
Big Democrat registration only voter registration booths right outside of the LA Convention center right after the Oath ceremony.

People should be able to support themselves at 125% above the poverty line, get no dole for 15 years. If they use the dole in any way as Residents they should not have citizenship IMO.

4 posted on 04/23/2015 1:11:14 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: mrsmel

Maybe the state wants them here simply because in addition to being needy they are of child bearing age.


5 posted on 04/23/2015 1:11:39 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: jazusamo

What if someone is trying to escape the effects of climate change!?

Is that enough for asylum too, Barry, huh? I bet it is or will be soon.


6 posted on 04/23/2015 1:13:17 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless)
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To: jazusamo

What a farce this has become.

An eternal curse on the politicians responsible for the surrender of America — to the southern invasion.


7 posted on 04/23/2015 1:13:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: jazusamo

OK, ok.. i’ll house a couple of them.


8 posted on 04/23/2015 1:14:30 PM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
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To: skeeter; mrsmel

Yep this is pathetic. We probably have more single mothers in the U.S. than those three countries combined.

And a witness to gang violence that is given asylum here is just as likely to witness more of the same.


9 posted on 04/23/2015 1:14:30 PM PDT by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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Well, I could use a maid,
that is, if she isn't too uppity.
10 posted on 04/23/2015 1:14:39 PM PDT by sparklite2
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To: jazusamo

A Hispanic who has a hangnail deserves asylum in the U.S.

Shoot, let’s just let in all Hispanics from anywhere in the world. That’s pretty much what we’re doing, anyway.


11 posted on 04/23/2015 1:15:09 PM PDT by Nea Wood
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To: mrsmel

It is just the latest excuse of many. Obama is burying the US under a human wave invasion. He is replacing the population with one that is more compliant, dependent, reliably Democrat and which will assure perpetual leftist, big government rule (until the whole thing collapses).


12 posted on 04/23/2015 1:15:11 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: jazusamo

“Refugees” will be the newspeak word for illegal immigrants.


13 posted on 04/23/2015 1:15:37 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (American Jobs for American Workers)
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To: jazusamo

everyone on earth is now eligible!


14 posted on 04/23/2015 1:16:53 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: A CA Guy

Amen. Congrats to you and your new citizen wife!


15 posted on 04/23/2015 1:17:28 PM PDT by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: Truth29

It still doesn’t make sense, in a secular context. Mexico isn’t even a better place for Mexico’s elites, considering all the security measures they have to live under. So our “elites” want to turn the US into Mexico. It just doesn’t make sense. Unless you are the antichrist.


16 posted on 04/23/2015 1:17:37 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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17 posted on 04/23/2015 1:18:34 PM PDT by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: sparklite2
They will be your maid or nanny as long as you pay them in cash to avoid taxes to keep their WIC, EBT and welfare as they ship the money home to pay the loan on their property in Mexico.

PS: Know a family like that who I later found out collected unemployment, welfare, disability and free health care out their ears while sending the money to Mexico to pay off the mortgage on their properties for when they retire or go back.

“Come to America, be on the dole, collect all our handouts and they retire on those benefits in the country you came from without paying for anything”, the NEW AMERICAN DREAM.

18 posted on 04/23/2015 1:18:54 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: jazusamo

We are elated.
Her mother came here with the kids. Mom became a resident and never took care of the kids situation before they turned 18. Left my wife in a long term bid to gain her citizenship.
She was never on unemployment or welfare.
My wife has gotten a lower college degree and is going for the four year one next.
She has more than worked hard most of her life and has played by the rules.

I am very proud of her.
I am very happy for her.


19 posted on 04/23/2015 1:23:00 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Mr. K
We demand asylum for Jackie Guerrido. Oh wait! She's Puerto Rican.

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20 posted on 04/23/2015 1:26:04 PM PDT by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.")
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