Markovich: King County asylum seeking refugees face homelessness

The saga of 100 asylum seekers, who have been pushed around King County, may be ending soon as they face eviction from a makeshift tent city in Kent.

Most of them don’t speak English. Their wandering attempt to seek shelter and refugee in this county makes me wonder who will be responsible for them in the future. At last count, there are 350 so-called asylum seekers camped out at the Riverton United Methodist Church in Tukwila — and they keep coming — with staff reporting 15 more last week.

A hundred others have been bouncing around hotels at taxpayers’ expense. Over $3 million so far has been spent and

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