Trump admin to end separation policy

[Bengalzona]

(06-20-2018, 08:33 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I just want to clarify, since this wasn't specified. Illegal entry can be treated with either criminal or civil penalties per the USC. Previous administrations opted for civil proceedings rather than criminal. So it wasn't that border crossers were not facing punishment, it was just a different avenue.

And the previous admins opted for the civil proceedings primarily to avoid situations like this where children are separated from their parents. This admin took that position solely to prove to its base that it is "tough on illegal immigration", and then instituted the family separations solely to blackmail votes for the Wall proposal. 

Quote:The problem with all of this, whether processing them for criminal or civil violations, is that there are not enough resources to keep up with the demand. Much like the understaffed border patrol, the staff for processing the claims and the returns are limited in number. The backlog is huge.


What I want for increasing our border security is increasing the resources we send down there. We don't need a wall, we need people. We need trained people to serve in these roles.

The largest issue is the lack of federal judges to hear the cases. This was exacerbated by the six year Republican lock-out on judge appointees by the Obama admin and the delays in getting Trump admin appointees approved (generally because most are hacks and unqualified for the positions).