Henry Cuellar: “The asylum law is too easy where people can come in because…”

“One is appropriations and for border security. And the other one is for. Is changes of the law. For example, I think The asylum law is too easy where people can come in because if you let 100 people in at the border... a judge is going to reject 87 to 90%. to reject 87 to 90%. So why are we allowing 100% what we should be allowing, maybe 12 to 10% of the people?” (12:23–12:39)

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