06-20-2019, 07:55 PM
(06-20-2019, 04:42 PM)bfine32 Wrote: So they are being detailed for breaking the law but not committing a crime? Thanks.
Nope. If they are seeking asylum then they are not breaking any laws to be here.
(06-20-2019, 04:42 PM)bfine32 Wrote: FWIW, I thought the Trump admin changed it to a crime.
Crossing the border illegally is a crime, being here without proper paperwork is not. That is in the USC and not something that can be changed by executive action alone.
(06-20-2019, 06:11 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: It's been a crime since 1929.
Bush Jr also improved and made it harder by pushing for an Enforcement with Consequences strategy. Obama kept it going and now Trump is as well.
What I find amusing is it's only an issue under Trump's watch. Obama ramped it up to 400k deportations per year and separated many families in the process.
Illegal entry is a crime, being here illegally is not. A person entering to seek asylum is not entering illegally.
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