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John Cornyn: “The Biden administration appears to just be waving people on…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Discussing the issues with Texas Senator John Cornyn

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

As you know, most people who are coming across now are claiming asylum. This is a legal requirement of credible fear of persecution in your Home country. But The Biden administration appears to just be waving people on through, giving them a notice to appear at a future court date. maybe years in the future. And it's no surprise to anybody that there's a lot of no shows. So the message has really not been one of deterrence or discouraging people from coming to the United States en masse. (03:00–03:08)

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Asserts that the Biden administration is allowing people to enter with a notice to appear in court later.

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