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But that is very different than what we're seeing datoday. from the rio grande to the mediterranean, we are seeing people fleeing for economic reason, because of climate change, because of fear of crime and wanting a better life for their families. that is frankly not what asylum law was set up to cover. >> are they nevertheless claiming asylum and are they being aided in doing so by those who are providing them passage? >> oh, i mean, they don't even have to wait for the people providing them passage. you can go to the internet right now and look up the questions that border patrol is going t...

In the older asylum backlog. it's not gone entirely. it is also worth having a look at how the government has got the backlog down so significantly. these figures are for the first nine months of the year and as you can see the number of cases being approved has gone up significantly which has led critics of the government like nigel far as to say they have rushed through claims. it is also worth having a look at this bit in yellow with the number of withdrawn cases which is a record high. it includes people who decide not to pursue the asylum case but also includes those the home office decid...

Now, it's also worth having a look at how the government has got the backlog down so significantly. these figures are for the first nine months of the year. as you can see, the number of cases being approved has gone up significantly. that's led critics of the government, like nigel farage, to say that they've rushed through claims. it's also worth having a look at this bit in yellow, the number of withdrawn cases. that's at a record high. it includes people who decide not to pursue their asylum case, but it also includes those the home office decides to take out of the system for things like ...

Towards the end of the year. but then have a look at this — december. there are still 4,500 cases left. the government says these have been looked at, but more work needs to be done. but what's clear from this, from the home office's own figures, that there are still some cases in the older asylum backlog. it's not gone entirely. now, it's also worth having a look at how the government has got the backlog down so significantly. these figures are for the first nine months of the year. as you can see, the number of cases being approved has gone up significantly. that's led critics of the gover...

The backlog down so significantly. these figures are for the first nine months of the year. as you can see, the number of cases being approved has gone up significantly. that's led critics of the government, like nigel farage, to say that they've rushed through claims. it's also worth having a look at this bit in yellow, the number of withdrawn cases. that's at a record high. it includes people who decide not to pursue their asylum case, but it also includes those the home office decides to take out of the system for things like missing application meetings or not keeping in touch with the hom...