A survey by pro-migration groups shows that only one out of every 27 border migrants claimed to meet the core requirement for winning political asylum in the United States.
Just 3.7 percent of 364 deported or stranded migrants said they were fleeing because of “political opinion.”
In contrast, 54 percent said they were motivated by “economy and employment” to seek wages in Americans’ workplaces.
The data undermine routine claims by progressives and journalists that illegal migrants are seeking deserved asylum.
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The survey is included within a report that will be touted on March 26 by a group of pro-migration organizations, led by the American Friends Service Committee.
Their report is titled “How Cruel Migration Policies Hurt People,” and it assumes illegal migrants have a legal and moral right to move into Americans’ communities. For example, the report says:
A majority of the people interviewed had planned their life projects
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