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Ted Poe: I do not know that the issue before us is whether there should be asylum or not asylum.

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
I do not know that the issue before us is whether there should be asylum or not asylum.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the focus on fraudulent asylum claims rather than the asylum system itself.

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