> Families are separated when citizens commit crime You're equivocating civil and criminal law. Illegal (re)-entry is a civil offense, as it's not directed aga

> Families are separated when citizens commit crime You're equivocating civil and criminal law. Illegal (re)-entry is a civil offense, as it's not directed against a person. Anyway, the controversy is specifically about the recently implemented Family Separation Policy[1] and the fact that the government claims it does not have the desire or ability to reunite families[2]. This is very new and what most people are outraged about. Especially since its being used as a political cudgel, as illegal immigration has been declining precipitously for well over a decade[3] with existing measures in place. The whole debate does have a tinge of irony: illegal European immigrants flooded across the Canadian border, to avoid quotas, after immigration reform passed in the early 20th century; their ancestors are now complaining about the same acts. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_se... [2] https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/politics/family-separations-reunification-never-plan-court/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/29/politics/family-separations-r... [3] https://www.pewhispanic.org/2018/11/27/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-total-dips-to-lowest-level-in-a-decade/ https://www.pewhispanic.org/2018/11/27/u-s-unauthorized-immi...