Henry Cuellar: “Most immigration judges are going to deny 88% of [asylum…”

“Why not have immigration judges here at the border? Why not give everybody their day in court? Look, everybody talks about people coming in, but if you have 100 people, Most immigration judges are going to deny 88% of [asylum claims] and only 12% [are approved]. So why are we letting 100% of the people in when only 12% should be getting a bienvenidos into the United States or whatever language?” (08:17–08:22)

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