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The Brian Lehrer Show

Seeking Refuge

David Ngaruri Kenney, a political refugee from Kenya and Philip Schrag, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, discuss their new book Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America.


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Posted by: Paulo April 29, 2008 - 11:26AM
Paterson, New Jersey

The government gives asylum to people who are politically useful and not who are most deserving.

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Posted by: Greg April 30, 2008 - 02:32AM
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Apparently, the Immigration Judges need political asylum.

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