the idea that folks focused on the Northern Triangle--Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador--would like to get out of there and apply for asylum, there is legislation that has been introduced--I am co-sponsor and you may be as well--that would basically allow folks who are seeking asylum to do it in their native country at our consulates, our embassy, and not have to get on a 1,000-mile journey with an uncertain future.
Carper supports legislation allowing asylum applications in home countries.
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