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Ken Buck: It's absolutely important and making asylum more clear, that it is not for economic reasons, it is only because of a…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2024
It's absolutely important and making asylum more clear, that it is not for economic reasons, it is only because of a credible threat of harm that you can get asylum and that standard is raised in this bill, it should be raised and hopefully, that slows down the process.
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Ken Buck
Republican · Colorado

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Ken Buck emphasizes the need for clarity in asylum processes and raising standards to prevent abuse.

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