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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
The kink in the garden hose in terms of the immigration system actually is the asylum process, which we have underfunded.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney highlights underfunding of the asylum process as a major issue in immigration.

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