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It's myopic to blame the enforcement of existing laws on Trump. Laws make it clear that stepping foot on US soil without authorization requires federal detentio
by drak0n1c 7y ago
It's myopic to blame the enforcement of existing laws on Trump. Laws make it clear that stepping foot on US soil without authorization requires federal detention pending a court date. The court system is clogged due to the ease of entry and massive backlog. In early 2018 Democrats boycotted an opportunity to negotiate a change in the laws and build a wall. Despite all the criticisms of a wall, it is the only tool that would physically prevent and deter the majority of the 100k migrants stepping foot onto US soil every month, and thus solve the current overcrowding of facilities. Facilities that are on par with the rest of the developed world, if they aren't overcrowded.
- ceejayoz 7y ago> It's myopic to blame the enforcement of existing laws on Trump. That's silly. It's clear, given the contrast between Obama and Trump on this issue, that the President has substantial leeway on how ICE acts in this regard. > Laws make it clear that stepping foot on US soil without authorization requires federal detention pending a court date. This is plainly false. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_detention_in_the_United_States#Mandatory_detention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_detention_in_the_U...