10-13-2020, 11:59 AM
(10-13-2020, 11:57 AM)bfine32 Wrote: But the law of this land is that if you cross illegally you are confined. So they question is: What to do with the child that the parent brought to commit the crime
No, actually it isn't it's a sentencing directive unilaterally pushed down from the executive branch. The "law of the land" as passed by the actual legislator allows for a fine of $50-$250 with no incarceration at all. That leeway is there, like most misdemeanors, to allow for intelligent decisions to be made about other circumstances.
What is interesting is they chose to "follow the law of the land", as you incorrectly put it, almost always when dealing with poeple with children, but chose not to charge many people who crossed alone. This is part of the issue now, the picking and choosing of when to pursue charges seems to have been a tactic to intentionally inflict suffering on those with kids as a "warning".
