Immigration: 2,000% spike in illegals wanting in

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The administration this week revealed that illegal youths seeking asylum has soared nearly 2,000 percent, and it put an official number on those protected from deportation under the controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals at 723,282.

An annual report to Congress from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Maria M. Odom also noted that the backlog for asylum requests has topped “well over 100,000,” in part because of the surge of Latin American youths stream across the border who are seeking asylum.

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