Jesse also asked why Claudia didn't "learn about the immigration rules and follow them." We're talking about a young indigenous woman whose first language is Mam, attaining knowledge of a very complicated and fast-changing immigration system for a foreign country. But ok.
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Here's what the "immigration rules" say, Jesse: People who can establish a well-founded fear of persecution based on being part of a social group may be eligible for asylum. People like Claudia may be eligible for protection in the US based on the UN Convention Against Torture.
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A person like Claudia can claim asylum at a port-of-entry; she can also claim it once she's in the U.S., regardless of whether she entered with authorization. This is the law, Jesse.
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In case there's any confusion, Jesse: crossing into the U.S. without authorization is not punishable by death. There are lots of things we don't yet know about this case; but if your gripe is that people should follow laws, please take the time to learn about them yourself.
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Actually up to 200 000 indigenous people were killed, being huge majority of the victims of the civil war from 1960-96. United States bringing down the democratically elected government in CIA organized coup in 1954 was the beginning.
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The number of 30 000 comes solely from the height of the genocide in 1982-83 during the military rule of Efrain Rios Montt, who just died with trial against him ongoing.
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@avalaraeon: i have reported in guatemala recently. the un has backed an independent commission, CGIG
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Morales is breaking the law, and the USA is allegedly supporting him (maybe in exchange for Guatemala moving their embassy to Jerusalem?) but you never hear these law & order types complaining about that.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/07/letter-us-secretary-state-rex-tillerson …
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