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Machiavellian on 22 June 2018
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SpokenTruth said:
Machiavellian said:

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.

I think the Sessions memo was supposed to be only for those suspected of repeated entry attempts but I get the impression they are applying that to everyone...including asylum seekers.

Either way, the extreme interpretations, maximum penalties and zero tolerance are amoral, bereft of compassion and a further illustration of how this administration views people of color.

I read the whole memo, there is a part in it that says they will detain everyone crossing the border.  I actually did not have a problem with the actual change in policy or even the memo.  My problem was how it was done.  Basically it hit on just about everything you stated in your last paragraph.  It was sloppily done with no real support at the border for this change.  It was amoral in the treatment of these people and their children, with this administration knowingly playing games like this with people lives as if they are animals.  We can be stronger and enforce our laws in a way that doesn't demean people seeking our help because GOD forbid if the US ever found themselves on the other end of the stick, reciprocation doesn't happen.

Man would it be terrible if something like the Movie "The Day After Tomorrow" happen and everyone in the US had to migrate to Mexico and other countries in South America.  How the tables would be turned and opinions would totally be different.