the US to await their hearing. Those who don't claim asylum are returned.
Word got out on how to answer that question... We all KNOW they are job seekers, but they know that claiming asylum gets them legal work status for 3-4 years until their case is heard.
"More than 10,000 migrants per day, mostly asylum seekers, have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border."
https://www.wola.org/2023/12/weekly-u-s-mexico-border-update-heavy-migration-no-congress-deal-texas-law/#:~:text=More%20than%2010%2C000%20migrants%20per,%3B%20and%20San%20Diego%2C%20California.