SAN DIEGO (AP) — Americans are wary of granting refugee status to children crossing the U.S. border to flee strife-torn countries in Central America, and most in an Associated Press-GfK poll say the U.S. does not have a moral obligation to accept asylum seekers generally. The new poll found 53 percent of Americans believe the United States has no moral obligation to offer asylum to people who escape violence or political persecution, while 44 percent believe it has that responsibility. On whether the United States has an obligation to accept people fleeing violence or political persecution, 66 percent of Republicans say it does not and 57 percent of Democrats say it does. "How do you differentiate between the children who are truly fleeing violence and dangers and those whose parents may just see an opportunity for them in our country and are pushing them to go?" said Benzie, who works in the information technology industry. To qualify for asylum, applicants must prove they suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution on grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group or political opinion. White House officials said last week they were considering a pilot program to grant refugee status to young people from Honduras. Paula Stapleton, who is raising boys, ages 9 and 3, in Clinton, Arkansas, supports asylum or refugee status for children, but not for their parents or adults who come alone.
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By JENNIFER AGIESTA and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Tue, 07/29/2014 - 11:06pm
Topics: san diego ap americans central america associated press-gfk u.s republicans democrats benzie white house honduras paula stapleton clinton arkansas americans united states poll children percent persecution asylum violence people political status obligation refugee parents fleeing moral accept
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