CORRECTION: At 3:25, we state that 45,000 refugees have been admitted to the U.S. in 2018. Instead, it should say that 45,000 refugees is the CAP (limit) for 2018. To date, only about 22,000 refugees have been admitted this year.

@habibshehata4366

4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I have an idea that I would like to discuss with you. It is related to asylum system and huge paradox in the laws. Please let me know how I can contact you

@legendspectre1683

4 жыл бұрын

ITS NOT THEIR FAULT ITS THE U.S'S FAULT

@bdjoh011

3 жыл бұрын

@@legendspectre1683 No, it’s the Democratic party’s fault for inviting them here.

@legendspectre1683

3 жыл бұрын

@@bdjoh011 who destroyed their country tthe US

@bdjoh011

3 жыл бұрын

@@legendspectre1683 How??

The asylum system is super complicated! But, it's also really important to understand. Let us know what you think after watching the video: does it make sense in today's geopolitical context? Does it need revamping? If so, where do you stand on how to change it? Let us know in the comments! And please - as always - keep it civil + respectful on here - thanks!

@marvinyancor4587

4 жыл бұрын

What constitutes an asylum?

@davidgibson82

2 жыл бұрын

Fleeing gang violence does not make you eligible for asylum. Fear of persecution is fear against the government; not gangs.

@AboveTheNoise

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidgibson82 but what protections should exist in countries like El Salvador or Honduras, where the government is completely corrupt and dysfunctional and gangs have taken over control of society? Are those people just screwed, too bad for them? And what responsibility do countries bear that may have contributed to those situations through their foreign policies?

@davidgibson82

2 жыл бұрын

@@AboveTheNoise For countries like El Salvador or Honduras, those individuals can apply for refuge status in the US or request asylum in the next closest safe country such as Mexico. Now in 2021, we should start holding countries accountable that have policies that contribute to allowing gangs to flourish and poverty to continue. Also, depleting countries of good well to do citizens only gives the gangs the upper hand and less resistance. That could be one of the biggest contributing factors to the ongoing disaster of central and south American countries. Answer me this; should America take in every single person in the world who has gangs in their country? Canada has gangs; should we take in every Canadian who wants to come? Mexico has cartels. Should we take in millions of Mexican citizens because they have gangs?

We could stop this problem in one day if our leaders really wanted to.

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

@fantoonstic

5 жыл бұрын

I’m assuming the trump administration will get rid of that.

@uberhobo2

5 жыл бұрын

Assuming they knew about it in the first place

@fantoonstic

5 жыл бұрын

Edward Zacharek good point. *sobs hysterically*

@Darasilverdragon

5 жыл бұрын

I always tear up a bit when I read that, it's definitely one of the only things that makes me feel any kind of patriotism anymore... ...But I do have to admit... it's only a poem. It's not an amendment, nor even a New York City municipal policy. It's not binding in any way. Just a feeling of hope that any lawmaker can disregard without thought or worry.

@Darasilverdragon

5 жыл бұрын

Only if we let ourselves be. Standing by and letting a crime against humanity happen in front of us while we do nothing is just as bad as committing it ourselves.

“Asylum, in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for whom asylum is established has no legal right to demand it, and the sheltering state has no obligation to grant it.” As stated on www.britannica.com/topic/asylum I think it’s important to understand that if someone can decide to leave and freely leave not by force but by choosing to they aren’t an asylum seeker. If they can get on a plane if they had a passport and money they are not an asylum seeker. I’m sorry if I sound heartless but I wish that others would think about whose chance are taking when they claim unfounded asylum or refugee status. Only 50,000 refugees are granted entry at any given time, last I researched less than 5,000 Asylum seekers were allowed entry. If you decide that you are suffering more than someone who was forced to leave their home due to war(not civil war, not corruption ) than you have to prove it. It seems so selfish of people claiming a status in order to stay when their visa expires or when they break the law. The truth is their are many who don’t care on whose place they take as long as they are able to lie for self preservation it’s ridiculous.

@catarinaneves6226

4 жыл бұрын

NU YOU well said !

@sagatuppercut2960

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. And think of how many people are suffering in war zones who really are targeted by their governments. They have to wait in line behind people who have made bad decisions with their lives and want to get welfare from the U.S.

Thank you so much for making this video. I'm writing a paper on the flaws in the American asylum system, and it is nearly impossible to find exact statistics on purely asylum cases in the U.S. It's like trying to find a needle in the pacific ocean. Thanks again.

I really appreciate the way you stated facts and don't try to sway my opinion to the left of the right. This is a serious question that needs to be answered, and the only way to make an intelligent decision is by knowing the facts. I still don't have an opinion on the asylum laws I need to learn more first.

thank you for saving my ass for my paper

EXCELLENT VIDEO! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!

They are people, humans

@defcon2544

5 жыл бұрын

So? Deport them all.

@victoriabarefoot3998

4 жыл бұрын

ribbonfly You are not America problem.Change Absolutely coming.

Statistics show that, going by country of origin, Central Americans have an asylum rejection rate of 75%, when the overall rejection rate is 60%. Frankly, Central Americans lose their asylum case because they don't meet the legal requirements for asylum. Fleeing gangs or poverty is definitely not a proper basis for asylum. The issue is not whether or not a failed asylum seeker faces harm or death if returned to their country is irrelevant, because the threat of harm or death by criminal gangs is faced by the ENTIRE POPULATION. Had it only been a threat faced a "particular social group:, then asylum would have been more likely. I find it dubious that domestic violence should serve as a basis for asylum. I find it hard to believe that a person could not relocate to another part of their country. By the way, another reason Central Americans lose their asylum cases is because they still have family in their country, living free and unaffected from what the asylum seeker claims to be fleeing.

Thank you for this incredible video

The solution to any exodus from a particulat region that is not based on some natural disaster, but caused by particular individuals or a particular group is to aim for a better world cutlure and structure of government. All else is a band-aid to the fundamental problem of greedy or selfish individuals that prey on the weak of a society for strictly selfish ends. Beyond that, any policy for accepting immigrants or asylum seekers really is a band-aid for the real problem. As far as band-aid policies needing to exist, a proper solution would take to long to type here, but the American society would need a proper system of a social net for all citizens. The path to citizenship should be made different for those that have not entered properly. When a person who enters the country pays into the tax system to a certain level and can get sponsored, then the person should be allowed to become a citizen. Let's call these people slaves just for fun as people tend to learn how to look at a word without becoming emotional and think about the idea. So once the slaves reach a particular level of stability and have paid into the tax system a certain amount, they should be allowed to apply for citizenship. One would probably also need a constituional amendement so that slave children are not automatically citizens of the U.S., but they should be allowed to enter into the free education system and get basic healthcare. ( One assume that most slaves will work hard to better the opportunities for their families. ) ( Or one can set up a system where these people can live and work here for a period of time, but must go back when the region they came from becomes stabilized. ) ( There are a bunch of foreign policy issues that must be handled here. ) ( There are a lot of issues left out, but perhaps someone has a better solution. ) Solutions are difficult in a non-ideal worlld where there are selfish people, greedy people, unaware people, and stupid people.

My brother is detension canter from gorgea usa. 3 time asalyem file. please help me

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Regardless of the US immigration laws. The INTERNATIONAL asylum law is to first apply to a neighboring country. Whilst all of South America is skipping multiple countries. Asylum isn't a pick your new country process.

@sucram1015

4 жыл бұрын

Tell that to people who just see the U.S. as a place for people to stay and think we should let everybody in. Because unfortunately...so many people don't understand economics and security is at stake.

@nuyou4638

4 жыл бұрын

And it has to do more with the country choosing to host you. Not one refugee picked The place they ended up not a single person who claimed asylum chooses where they end up. It’s up to the hosting country to decide.

Thank you for this

i think gang violence and such should be considered but it's kind of hard to verify

@TheLuciferianAvatar

5 жыл бұрын

Well if they are fleeing gangs maybe they should look elsewhere last I checked the U.S. had tons of gangs

@kansasthunderman1

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheLuciferianAvatar You got that right. South Los Angeles is full of thugs from South America . Furthermore, how does simply crossing the Mexico/U.S. border make these "refugees" safer? It's not like plate tectonics where there's a fault that separates Mexico from the U.S. and walking across it isolates people from violence.

@sucram1015

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think gang violence is a good excuse necessarily either.

@sagatuppercut2960

3 жыл бұрын

We Americans suffer from gang violence. What is our government doing about it?

The violent drug trade has a lot to do with why people are fleeing. Legalize drugs, eliminate the black market and the violence. That would kill more birds with one stone than I have fingers to count.

I have a class assignment going on and that’s why I’m watching this video. I have to come up with reasons why asylum seekers should be granted citizenship. Does anyone have tips and reasons for me?

@AboveTheNoise

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching the video. Do you mean you are supposed to research reasons asylum seekers should be granted asylum? If so, here's the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website that briefly explains what the eligibility requirements are for getting granted asylum: www.uscis.gov/faq-page/asylum-eligibility-and-applications-faq#t12802n40175 . Hope this helps!

@missamericana6336

5 жыл бұрын

Above The Noise thank you so much!

Fleeing gang violence does not make you eligible for asylum. Fear of persecution is fear against the government; not gangs.

Navar P.- El Centro, CA said, Even if someone is a criminal, lies to federal agents and doesn't have a legit asylum claim they still get to stay. He's part of the pilot program of BP intel agents that got sent to do asylum claims. "The asylum laws are horrible. Even if they admit they don't have a claim, just saying the word (asylum) is enough for them to stay in the United States".

Love this and seeks to understand both sides. Why are asylum seekers not going south? Is all of their country embroidered in violence?

@AboveTheNoise

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! And that's a complicated question. We didn't research the data to answer you with authority. We do know that gang-related violence is pervasive throughout the tiny countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala -- the three countries sending the most asylum seekers to the U.S. There are reports that Mexico is accepting more and more of them and providing shelters and refugee assistance programs at a level they've not done before. As for southern neighbors, my hunch is that there is no incentive for these migrants to head to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama or even further South -- Nicaragua is experiencing it's own violence and poverty, and those countries don't have any track record of assisting asylum seekers and are small and economically strained already. They simply don't have systems in place that are set up to absorb large numbers of refugees. Also, the lure of bigger economies with more job opportunities in more industrialized countries and established communities of fellow countrymen (and women) already living and working in the U.S. is likely the biggest incentive for a Northbound trail. This article is a good read if you have time: www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/06/central-america-border-immigration/563744/

@bdjoh011

3 жыл бұрын

@@AboveTheNoise More like Democrats luring them here to get their votes.

Most are economic asylum !100k month and growing ! Bemote soon !

Can asylum seekers go back to their home countries?

The legal application has so many repeats of the same steps, it’s not even funny. What we need to do is drastically simplify the legal process to citizenship, or we’ll be stuck in the same crapshoot we’re going down now.

@kansasthunderman1

4 жыл бұрын

Just simplify the process by saying people cannot come to the U.S. unless they can support themselves for at least 10 years. You don;t have any $$$, then turn around and leave.

@paulnash6944

4 жыл бұрын

kansasthunderman1 Or if you’ve committed a crime in their home country.

OMG I AM APPLIYING ASYUM IN SAN FRANSISCO

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I asked for asylum in the US in September 18 2018, I did not cross illegally, I asked permission at the bridge. I was sleep deprived to numb my mind for the initial interview, I was interrogated three times, laughed at, and we were treated like shit by Customs and Border Protection. I was tortured with cold, and chains, I was thrown in a prison in Shreveport Louisiana after I got my credible fear interview a month after arriving. I was law enforcement and military in Mexico and came more because of my fiance and her daughter than my own safety. I was treated like less than a human. I don't have a criminal record, and my case was severe. I got deported and got my important identity documents seized. I got sent back without the possibility to even get a job much less to ask for asylum in another country. I was separated from the woman I loved and set up to fail, I my irreplaceable documents seized(stolen) got tortured and got scammed by cutthroat lawyers. My mistake was asking for help right? Imagine that I had kidnapped,scammed, been rude or robbed the American citizens that needed help when they came to Mexico and I had to attend to their reports.

@AboveTheNoise

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like a very traumatizing experience. It's important for audiences in the U.S. to hear directly from asylum applicants -- there is a lot of misunderstanding and ignorance about how the asylum system works, and what real people go through. It would also be interesting to hear more reporting from asylum officers and immigration officials about the work that they do (free of political rhetoric, just the nuts and bolts of their daily experiences). Thanks again for watching and commenting.

@crliny1

5 жыл бұрын

Go home and fight for your freedom! You were laughed at because no one respects a COWARD! Don't run to us! No.

@killer_queen-em5nl

5 жыл бұрын

@@crliny1 Seeking Asylum is a human right. Trying to fight your way out of a dangerous situation and make a better life for you and your family in a new country where everything is uncertain is not cowardly... it is courageous and noble. People like you make my blood run cold, because you place your political ideologies above human rights and compassion. No one deserves to be treated like that. Ever.

@TheLuciferianAvatar

5 жыл бұрын

Is that what the founding fathers of America did when they were under the tyranny of the British empire? Did they leave their country and "seek asylum"? They had families too and they still FOUGHT for their lives and their liberty. Just like other revolutions throughout history. If standing up for yourself in the face of tyranny isn't cowardly idk what is

@TheLuciferianAvatar

5 жыл бұрын

And how did our people steal six months of your life? Last I checked YOU CAME HERE. Just because you came knocking doesn't mean we are required to let you in. Thanks for revealing your entitlement mindset. Oh and btw how many other countries besides the U.S. did you seek asylum in? If none then clearly your an entitled freeloader and if they all rejected you clearly you need to suck it up and fight, to the death of need be, for what is yours

Nice video

hell yes do it now

I personally believe we shouldn’t punish families for wanting to survive and for their children to live a safe future. We should welcome them.

@AboveTheNoise

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and weighing in!

@Renaldo015

5 жыл бұрын

No

@jritz619

5 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Europe?

@Followthis1

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome them into your house. How does that sound?

@humanman7368

5 жыл бұрын

A follower of the Almighty house and country are 2 different things.

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If you guys at PBS (and other KZread educators) could stop making all titles look look like disgusting clickbaits, it would be great.

Unfortunately the US especially in the current climate is not only highly aggressive against assylym seekers, but in fact openly hostile. Their behaviour towards them and their family units 8s incredibly deplorable and unacceptable, we are a global species and need to behave more as such in our modern connected world. It would and is highly inhumane not too.

Asylum I think should be prosecution by the government of a country. Not when the issue is with gang violence or the population. The government of said country should deal with that even if assistance is given from other countries ie USA can also help. Who remembers the Haitians if I'm not mistaken this was back in the 80s they will turn back in the ocean before they even reach land due to civil unrest and other issues in Haiti. But not the Cubans they will rescue in the ocean on the way to Florida and bought the land. Oh some of you guys are old enough to remember that thought it was really unfair. But it was the law. I think I would immigration laws need to be revised all the way around. And the Republicans and Democrats quit playing with us because this could have been done and the situation at this point I think could be a lot better just my thought thanks for letting me share

There is no enough REAL information on the video, Such as: How immigrants in the past managed with the current system, when the situation was much worse? The crime rate in Central America in\decreased? How is it different from crime rate in the US? If they want asylum from crime - can the countries near them absorb them? Are there safe countries closer to them than the US? If they fear of mafia and such, maybe the criminals would follow them and bully them in the US? How can we prevent criminals from using this system? And if all the information tells the US should absorb them, maybe temporarly visa, for few years (until crisis is over), would be enough?

@legendspectre1683

4 жыл бұрын

The U.S. has the highest crime rate in the world

hi

@Skifftaa

10 ай бұрын

hi

What about homeless American people? I say we close our borders.

I do think gang violence and domestic violence are valid reasons but just coming because there's "no work" is not a valid reason

First

Abolish borders

@bdjoh011

3 жыл бұрын

No. We have borders for a reason. Would you let people just break into your house?

yup try a different country.

@TheBanshee90

5 жыл бұрын

maybe one you walk through on your way to the us.

Send them ALL back now

@deathstroke8639

5 жыл бұрын

Nah we should accepted them and give them the freedom we the people of the United States preach about and not deny it to them

@deathstroke8639

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you're not a trump supporter because then I will really feel bad for you

@Renaldo015

5 жыл бұрын

@@deathstroke8639 You talk with your feelings and not with your brain.

@deathstroke8639

5 жыл бұрын

@@Renaldo015 lol look who is is talking.

@deathstroke8639

5 жыл бұрын

@@Renaldo015 what do you also support trump cause if you do then you pretty much do use your head as well