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Top Dem Admits That Courts End Up Shooting Down Most Migrants’ Asylum Claims
A Democratic congresswoman Tuesday acknowledged that the U.S. immigration system is being overwhelmed with asylum seekers who do not actually qualify for asylum. California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, while speaking…
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About Zoe Lofgren
Susan Ellen "Zoe" Lofgren is an American politician and lawyer serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 16th term in Congress, having been first elected in 1994. Lofgren has long served on the House Judiciary Committee, and chaired the House Administration Committee in the 116th and 117th Congresses.
Everything about Zoe Lofgren →- Occupation
- politician, university teacher, lawyer, academic staff
- Position held
- United States representative, congressional staff, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 21, 1947
- Website
- https://lofgren.house.gov