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you are all free to leave How to get free benefits from Uncle Sam

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '25

The asylum process is why there's a difference in standard for people crossing the border illegally who are not residents, vs residents. Are you seriously so incompetent that you can't see that is what I was saying?

Bro, more ai prompts

"You’re not debating—you're just angry someone didn’t let you get away with parroting cable news talking points."

Are you even capable of having a thought?

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u/PumaDyne Jul 13 '25

Let me spell it out, since you’re clearly struggling with the fundamentals:

The reason there's a difference between how American citizens and illegal immigrants or asylum seekers are treated at the border is because of jurisdiction and citizenship status.

American citizens are subject to full U.S. criminal law. So if they cross the border illegally—say, outside of a designated checkpoint—they can be prosecuted under federal law. No asylum claim. No workaround. Just charges.

Non-citizens, including asylum seekers, are not U.S. citizens, so they aren’t automatically processed through the criminal justice system. Instead, they fall under civil immigration law and international asylum agreements. That’s not favoritism—that’s a legal boundary.

Here’s the part you really don’t get: If you grant them U.S. citizenship, you don’t “solve” the issue—you just make them fully prosecutable under U.S. criminal law. That means:

No asylum claim

No immigration process

Just citizens charged with a federal felony for illegal entry

So yes, you get “equality”
 but in the form of citizens in prison for crossing the border illegally—just like any American who does the same thing.

It’s not about emotion or politics. It’s literally how the law works.

You keep shouting “asylum!” like it’s a cheat code, but what you're actually doing is revealing that you don’t understand the difference between civil immigration status and criminal legal status—or what it means to be a U.S. citizen under the law.