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On the recordJanuary 31, 2023
I think we heard a statistic that only a small percentage of people seeking asylum are actually entitled to it. That is not true.
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Thomas Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Challenging the claim that few asylum seekers qualify for asylum.

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