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DustyJoe

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1. then why embassies ?

Mon Jul 28, 2014, 10:40 AM

Jul 2014

I was a child immigrant from Europe back in the 50's and am confused about the current process.
Citizens in their countries used to be able to walk into any US embassy and request asylum from
fear and persecution. The embassy could approve or deny an entrance visa. If they are going to
set up new offices for this then why does the US need an embassy ? Have the embassies been
turning these children away from valid asylum requests ? How does the Honduran Govt. see this
seemingly recruitment of children inside their borders ? There is already rumbling in the media
that this is akin to child trafficking.

I won't even make any references as to why no special refugee screening for the refugees in Iraq,
Syria, Gaza and so many other countries where strife is creating oceans of refugees ?

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Hillary Backs Refugee Screening In-Country For CA Kids - Breaks With WH On Changing Trafficking Law [View all] bigtree Jul 2014 OP

then why embassies ? DustyJoe Jul 2014 #1

that's ridiculous, this isn't recruitment bigtree Jul 2014 #5

Hillary, stop it already Sanity Claws Jul 2014 #2

so a nationally recognized figure, our last secretary of State shouldn't express an opinion? bigtree Jul 2014 #6

An opinion? Sanity Claws Jul 2014 #9

you're not suggesting she should withdraw from public life bigtree Jul 2014 #11

Of course I'm not saying she should withdraw from public life Sanity Claws Jul 2014 #12

no extreme here bigtree Jul 2014 #16

I wish she'd put herself out there more. Orsino Jul 2014 #10

I think it's interesting how much effort she seems to be making expressing a more establishment line bigtree Jul 2014 #13

She resigned early so she could run for office. Iggo Jul 2014 #15

Unless and until she is actually a candidate, what she thinks about immigration reform djean111 Jul 2014 #3

right, the opinion of our former SoS is 'meaningless' bigtree Jul 2014 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Scuba Jul 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Jul 2014 #8

Lots of "sit down, shut up and know your place" replies to this. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #14

kick bigtree Jul 2014 #17