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Jeff Van Drew: “Asylum doesn't mean, gee, I don't like where I live, and I don't make as much money as I would like.”

On the recordJune 6, 2023
Asylum doesn't mean, gee, I don't like where I live, and I don't make as much money as I would like.
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Jeff Van Drew
Republican · New Jersey

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Van Drew critiques the misuse of asylum claims in immigration.

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