Subject: Re: Our worst enemy
I think he's also unwilling to acknowledge that system get gamed, and that our system is being gamed big time. - Dope

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The existence of the 60% pretty much confirms the gaming. Why else would the people be let in to stay under a notice to appear if not for a pending asylum hearing?

No. Those numbers don't confirm gaming. Someone in a bad situation leaves, going to the US border and is going to try their luck for asylum. the initial screening should be set up to weed out those obviously not qualifying for asylum and to be slightly over inclusive for those that do seem to qualify. You make it past the initial interview. Now you get to your court date and your case is presented to the judge. Now your scrutinized to see if you qualify for more exacting criteria, there is no allowance to be slightly over inclusive, there is just criteria and whether or not it's believable, and some subjectiveness. You lose, and file an appeal.

If a lot of people were gaming the system, the success rate would be 7% or less.