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On the recordDecember 16, 2023
Asylum is being gamed. They’re playing – remember the guy who said, 'Thank you, President Biden,' went to New York? He says, 'I'm not here to leave oppression. I'm here to have a better life.' Under the Biden administration, the asylum system has become a joke.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham argues that the asylum system is being exploited under Biden's policies.

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