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James Lankford: “I don't run into many people who call the Canadians extreme. Not a derogatory statement towards the Canadians, but they…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2024
I don't run into many people who call the Canadians extreme. Not a derogatory statement towards the Canadians, but they have a pretty consistent system on it. If you crossed from the United States into Canada and ask for asylum, they would first ask you: Did you cross through the United States of America before you came into Canada? And if your answer was yes, they would turn you around and immediately return you back to the United States and say you can't request asylum here in Canada if you haven't requested asylum in the places you have already traveled through. That is the law in Canada.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jan 10, 2024

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