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an excellent point, and nicely stated with due sarcasm!

Isn't it amazing? Break the law as an American citizen, and if captured, one will be incarcerated and be separated from their family..

break the law by being an immigrant family that crosses into the USA illegally, and CNN and the other MSM will cry a river about how the poor disenfranchised have been "offended" by being separated from the other parts of their family..

WHY should illegal immigrants be privileged with such double standards??

That's an easy one - it's a political pay-back for voting democrat.

I will bet my substantial wealth if hispanics started voting republican en masse, you would see funding for a border wall tomorrow and construction completed within a month. Also, mass deportations would the rule of the day, every day, and twice on Sunday.

Republicans, of course, are too stupid, weak and cowardly to do this to illegal aliens.

Everyone on the net has substantial wealth, why not bet him something more tangible

LoL!! Thanks!

Can anyone in the left help me find a country that is not racist so that I can move into it?

It's not a country, You'll have to settle for an imaginary island until liberals create their imaginary utopia.

Is a country is not racist, the racist trash people will migrate to that country, good for them, abusing from local people, and slowly sustituite local not racist population making it racist.

That's because is considered racism defend country borders.

South Africa has it right.

Maybe, maybe we should just re-route all illegal immigrants to South Africa :D

You do realise illegal entery is on the same level as speeding and tresspassing, that is to say its a misdamenore, not a Felony. Should we take away the children of people who went over the speed limit? That is of course ignoring the illegality of prosecuting Asylum Seekers

Speeding is a civil offense, not a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a less serious crime, but still a crime. Assault can be a misdemeanor.

A person seeking asylum at a point of entry is not prosecuted. Only people who illegally enter the country by sneaking across the border.

None of your arguments are factual.

"Assault can be a misdemeanor"

But it usually isn't. Point is that while its still a crime, its not an actual felony. Then why do we treat it as a Felony?

"A person seeking asylum at a point of entry is not prosecuted. Only people who illegally enter the country by sneaking across the border."

In January 2017, the American Immigration Council (AIC) filed a complaint about the DHS’s practice of turning away asylum seekers at ports of entry. Human Rights First documented numerous other cases in May 2017, concluding that the policy “is pushing some asylum seekers to dangerously cross the border between formal entry points.” In July, AIC filed a class action lawsuit challenging the policy. In December 2017, NPR reported that DHS officials at a port in San Diego were telling asylees from Central America “they can’t come in.” In June 2018, the Atlantic published video of asylum seekers being turned back at ports of entry—one man was turned back 20 times in four days. This forced them to sleep homeless under a bridge in Mexico. The same month, the Intercept reported on the officials in Texas rejecting asylum seekers from Central America, producing video of the illegal actions, and the Washington Post reported on a father with a 15-year-old son whom CBP officials had rejected nine times over the course of nine days. Here are many other cases.

In April 2018, Secretary Nielsen herself admitted this was happening

Just because someone "claims" asylum, does not mean they are entitled to it. So far, less than 80% of people claiming asylum actually qualify.

We have an agreement with Mexico, that when someone applies for asylum, they must wait in Mexico until their court date. This is because less than 10% of people who claim asylum actually show up for court.

"Just because someone "claims" asylum, does not mean they are entitled to it"

True, but they are entitled to the ability to claim Asylum

"less than 80%"

OMG only 80% are eligible?!

"We have an agreement with Mexico, that when someone applies for asylum, they must wait in Mexico until their court date"

Well thats News to me

Typo. Less than 20% are eligible, 80% are not eligible. Also, more than 30% of people coming in with children are not related to the child at all.

"Typo. Less than 20% are eligible, 80% are not eligible"

20% is still a lot of people, but honestly I am just too lazy to give you a valid counterargument or even google this fact

"Also, more than 30% of people coming in with children are not related to the child at all."

Good f**king thing then that they are "saved" by the US. It doesn't justify seperating families as a rule, but it does justify strict control and background checks.

Additionally Ignoring the illegality of prosecuting asylum seekers and setting aside the fact that there is no requirement to prosecute, illegal entry is a misdemeanor offense. Illegal entry is most similar to technical violations of motor vehicle law, such as driving without a license, not breaking and entering, because it amounts to nothing more than movement without a proper permit. Many misdemeanors do not even require police to take a person into custody at all. A variety of traffic offenses—including driving without a license, operating an unregistered vehicle, speeding, and other offenses—are misdemeanors in dozens of states. In general, police simply issue a summons to appear in court (for an example, see the Virginia code here). If a child is in the vehicle, they are not separated from the parent pending the final dispensation of the case.

In the unusual cases in which a parent is brought into custody for such a violation, the children either wait in the police station while the parent is processed or are handed off to a relative. For example, in the case of Gail Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, a local police officer arrested Atwater for a seatbelt violation with children in the car. The officer initially said that the children could come to the police station, but allowed a friend of Atwater to pick them up. In other words, there is a massive difference between the treatment of minor offenses committed by Americans and these parents coming to the border. Moreover, if U.S. parents and children are separated for these types of offenses—as in the Atwater case—it is an outrage, not a justification for further separations.

You are wrong. Most traffic laws are civil offenses. Only DUI, reckless driving, and speeding (if you go over 40 mph over the speed limit) and a few others are crimes.

All misdemeanors can be punishable by jail time. If a child is in the car and a person is arrested for DUI, the child will be separated. Anytime a person is going to jail, for whatever reason, the child will be removed.

Crossing the border illegally is a crime, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine. You may disagree with the law, but it is the law.

Applauds.

The child may be separated during a misdemeanor, but they aren't thrown into cages and forced to sit there for months on end. Just because someone isn't an American doesn't mean they should be treated any less than someone else. We are all human. Our origin doesn't make us better than someone else.

They are when you don't know who to release the child to. Should we just let them wander around? Everything that is being done is perfectly legal by our laws, so get over it.

The best thing would be for the parents not to put their children in jeopardy in the first place. Either stay home or apply legally. There are no other options.

Then take it up with Obama.

After all, he is the one that started clapping children in cages, and not one democrat gave two shits at the time. Nor did any court care. Damn funny how that works.

I'm not defending the Democratic politicians, they were just as complicit and still are because they sit there with their thumbs up their asses still doing NOTHING. That being said, Republicans didn't care either during the Obama administration and STILL don't care today!

What is it with the abysmal reading comprehension skills around here?

Allow me to slow it down so you get it this time :

Then.

Take.

It.

Up.

With.

Obama.

Did you get it THIS time, or are you too f**king stupid to comprehend it? Please, let me know. Otherwise, for the love of God stop whining and shut the hell up already you pathetic, ankle-biting little yapper.

"All misdemeanors can be punishable by jail time"

You don't say.

"Crossing the border illegally is a crime, punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine."

Actually Its only punishable by Jail time up to six month for the first try. You get Jail time for up to a year only on the second try.

But point is that these are the hardest punishments. Judges often give much more lenient sentences which mostly pretain being deported.

"Judges often give much more lenient sentences which mostly pertain being deported."

Your right. These people are waiting to see a judge. Then they will be deported.

Thats how it should go. They should wait with their kids. Not have their Kids be taken away. It caises serious Trauma for the Children and is just barbaric.