Biden's Paying Illegal Immigrant Families......

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(11-01-2021, 08:45 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: So you're not arguing that Obama started it? Maybe more were apprehended and separated under Trump because immigrants know how cruel Obama was and thought they could get away with it under Trump?

That sounds right.

Good call!

...no, I'm not arguing that Obama started it. It was probably started several administrations ago. In order for a family to be separated one of three hings had to happen:

1. The adult was prosecuted and thus the child must be separated from the adult.
2. Someone in immigration services suspected that the child was not safe under the care of the adult. This may have been due to suspicions of human trafficking or just typical child endangerment and abuse being evident. 
3. The adult or child had a medical emergency. 

So it likely happened in every administration since border control became an issue.

The Big difference is Trump made crossing the border a crime in any circumstance. Which led to more of #1, which led to more separations.