SpokenTruth said:
1. Illegal entry into the US is a low level misdemeanor. How many low level misdemeanors do you know of that require jail time? 2. And according to US Code Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter II, Part VIII Code § 1325: Improper Entry By Alien, the penalty can come in one of two forms: jail or a fine. What that means is that it is the discretion to of the justice department to jail them for this low level misdemeanor or fine them. Trump's administration has elected to use jail only....no fines. Thus leading to the separation of families because that is what the administration wants to happen because they perceive it as a stronger deterrent than the fines. |
From the memo that Session sent to the border, they actually jail and fine so they do both. The thing is, the people who continue to compare this to other administration conveniently just ignore the executive order from Trump himself changing illegal entry into a felony. They ignore statements from Session himself stating they did this to cause exactly what is happening as a deterrent to entry into the US. Until they actually address Trump administration willfully doing this on purpose to cause exactly what is happening at the border, you either have to believe they support this political move and condone his actions.
