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Colin Allred: “The asylum process is broken when we have about 90% of the…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Colin Allred skipped Kamala Harris interview, attacks Ted Cruz on border policies

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What did you think of? I didn't see it. I'm not kidding. Yeah, well, asylum is important, but asylum has to be done in a way that's consistent with our values. And The asylum process is broken when we have about 90% of the folks applying for asylum who are going to be rejected ultimately, but it's going to take multiple years for that rejection. We have to speed that process up. There are legitimate claims that sometimes have to be heard, but that can be lost in a system that's broken. (08:46–08:57)

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