Tancredo warns asylum will worsen country’s drug cartel troubles, burden U.S.

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | July 16, 2008

Mexican police are flocking to the U.S.-Mexico border and requesting political asylum as the country’s war on drug cartels heats up, but critics say policies granting refuge could be used against the U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., said in a commentary today if Mexican citizens threatened by gangs claim the same right to asylum, it could worsen drug cartel troubles in Mexico and place an undue burden on the states. “If our laws are stretched to accept thousands of refugees from drug cartel violence, it will only exacerbate Mexico’s problems,” he said.

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