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In reply to the discussion: "THEY CALL IT KARMA" [View all]

wnylib

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2. Only minutes before seeing this
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 08:00 PM
Feb 2020

thread, I heard him tell his story on NPR's This American Life.

The program host, Ira Glass, said that, before Trump, the guy would have received a green card because he did not know that he was not a citizen and did not intentionally lie about it. The guy had voted, too, thinking he was a citizen, and had voted for Trump.

He should be eligible for asylum, I would think, since his life is in danger if he is sent back to Mexico. But, under Trump, only 1% of asylum seekers are being accepted and they have to wait in Mexico while their case is being reviewed.

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