Murray • Utah advocates for refugees say new Trump administration immigration policies are hurting many asylum seekers who are fleeing for their lives, not just illegal migrants seeking better jobs.
“There’s this mistaken belief that the problem on the southern border involves illegal immigrants, people trying to come in from Mexico to make money,” said Jim McConkie, co-founder of the Refugee Justice League, a group of attorneys donating time to help refugees.
“It’s a refugee problem. It is people coming from other countries who need asylum” because they face death, torture or incarceration from wars, gangs, drug dealers and others, he said at a news conference Thursday.