Seeking Asylum with Luis Mancheno

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

MS NOW, Chris Hayes

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4.6 • 8.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to apply for asylum? This is the story of one man, Luis Mancheno, and the events that unfolded in his home country of Ecuador that led him to seek refuge in the United States. His journey is heartbreaking and harrowing and powerful – and best heard in his own words. RELATED: “Refugee, Immigrant and Citizen” (The New York Times, 2017) Follow Luis Mancheno here

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0:00.0	You hear a lot about being this country
0:02.1	being a country of laws.
0:04.1	If we actually want this country to be a country of laws,
0:07.1	I think that it might be important for our country
0:10.0	to start following those laws.
0:12.0	And we have an international legal obligation
0:14.2	to protect people.
0:15.7	We're country of laws on compassion.
0:17.4	And I think that as a country, we need to wake up.
0:20.5	And we just start thinking about the duty
0:22.6	that we have to fellow human beings who are in so much need.
0:25.2	Hello, and welcome to Why is this happening with me?
0:31.3	Your host, Chris Hayes.
0:33.8	There's this some quote that is often attributed
0:37.0	to Joseph Stalin.
0:37.8	And though, like basically all famous quotes,
0:40.5	attributed to people, it's unclear whether he actually
0:42.9	said it or not.
0:43.9	It goes like this.
0:45.3	One death is a tragedy.
0:47.0	A million deaths is a statistic.
0:49.1	And it's something I think about a lot in the context
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