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U.N. reaffirms refugees' right to seek asylum in U.S.
Yahoo! News ^ | November 27, 2018 | Stephanie Nebehay,Reuters

Posted on 11/28/2018 2:50:27 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

GENEVA (Reuters) - Asylum seekers at the Mexican border fleeing violence or persecution are entitled to lodge claims in the United States to obtain sanctuary there, U.N. agencies said in a fresh attempt to shield migrants from tough U.S. immigration policies.

United Nations officials have repeatedly urged Washington to ensure asylum seekers are protected, but U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday Mexico should send migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries.

U.S. authorities fired tear gas canisters toward migrants in Mexico - near the border crossing separating Tijuana from San Diego, California - on Sunday when some rushed through border fencing into the United States. Mexico's foreign ministry presented a diplomatic note to the U.S. government on Monday calling for a "full investigation".

After Trump signed an order limiting asylum rights earlier this month, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the United States must make sure anyone fleeing violence or persecution can get protection "without obstruction".

UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch, asked on Tuesday about U.S. forces firing tear gas at migrants, told a Geneva news briefing:

"We are following those reports with concern, we are still trying to understand what transpired there."

Border management is "a sovereign prerogative of national governments", but border security and international protection for refugees are not mutually exclusive, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; asylum; illegals; un
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To: IronJack

All Americans should flip the bird to the UN !


21 posted on 11/28/2018 3:08:50 PM PST by A strike (Import Third World become Third World)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Every one of those UN countries should put their money where their mouths are, step forward and offer asylum to the refugees.


22 posted on 11/28/2018 3:09:35 PM PST by Durbin
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So, they can ask, but we can and must say NO! Let Mexico have them, kill them, send them home. Just don’t let them into the US.


23 posted on 11/28/2018 3:10:10 PM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why is the US still in the UN and the UN still in the US?


24 posted on 11/28/2018 3:11:04 PM PST by jospehm20
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Hey George, I made no such pledge and I don’t thiMk that you can legally pledge for me. Take the UN & shove it.


25 posted on 11/28/2018 3:11:11 PM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: Rurudyne

And they are welcome to ask at any U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their home country. Even trying to climb a border wall or crash a gate at a port of entry can and should be grounds for automatic disqualification. Permanently.


26 posted on 11/28/2018 3:11:20 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys all aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Terminating the UnitedNazis should be a top priority for us now


27 posted on 11/28/2018 3:11:36 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Jim Robinson

To hell with the U.N. Get them out of NYC . Dirtbags

Sovereign borders , by force if necessary .

Deploy snipers . Offer a bounty .


28 posted on 11/28/2018 3:12:36 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: Jim Robinson

Time to use the UN for homeless


29 posted on 11/28/2018 3:12:59 PM PST by aces
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
but U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday Mexico should send migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries.

Actually, the truth is that President Trump suggested that Mexico should deport those who attempted to storm our border. He has repeatedly stated that the remaining migrants can apply for asylum at consolates located in Mexico where they are welcome to remain until their request is adjudicated.

He doesn't understand why Mexico has put up with these interlopers for so long. He has stated that those who entered Mexico by storming their borders should be sent home.

30 posted on 11/28/2018 3:13:19 PM PST by the_Watchman
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To: certrtwngnut

Oh, he knew we would never vote for the New World Order, so he devised a bipartisan plan to import people who will that was carried on by his next three successors.
The Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA) has US 30 million people down that road already.


31 posted on 11/28/2018 3:13:58 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LOL

I reaffirm the leaders of the UN can go f...forget about it.


32 posted on 11/28/2018 3:14:04 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I forget. Which branch of the government is the UN?/


33 posted on 11/28/2018 3:15:45 PM PST by Leep (we need a Trump like leader for President 2024!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

New world order former prez ghwb approves..


34 posted on 11/28/2018 3:17:26 PM PST by rktman ( #My2nd! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The UN is the 3rd branch of American government.


35 posted on 11/28/2018 3:17:46 PM PST by Montaignes Cat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We don';t belong to the EU, follow "international law", and the DAMNED UN has absolutely NO power over us! If it weren't for America and our money, the UN would NOT exist and it shouldn't!

The UN has NEVER, not even once in its history, EVER 1)stopped a war 2) stopped a genocide 3)saved anyone/anything at all 4) done anything of value. It is an utterly USELESS and DETRIMENTAL body!

36 posted on 11/28/2018 3:18:48 PM PST by nopardons
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well, that settles that... (Snicker...)
37 posted on 11/28/2018 3:22:25 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Asylum from what? Countries that are ruined by socialists, the same ones in the UN are telling US that we should take them in because ....???


38 posted on 11/28/2018 3:23:07 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: aces

Yeah. Back up some barges. Frog march these commies onto them and ship em out. Then turn the building into the worlds biggest titty bar.


39 posted on 11/28/2018 3:26:19 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The UN has no jurisdiction here. And how many divisions of armies does the UN have?


40 posted on 11/28/2018 3:26:39 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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