‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young

[Dill]

(10-13-2020, 12:36 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Uhh, yes it is. 

https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/16/qa-trump-administrations-zero-tolerance-immigration-policy
The current “zero-tolerance” policy specifically refers to referrals for immigrants committing “illegal entry,” or entering the US without authorization. Illegal entry is a federal misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in prison, with a subsequent conviction for illegal entry punishable by up to two years.

So, while the law of the land does indeed include lesser punishments than jail time, the fact is that jail time for first offenses is ALSO the law of the land. 

It is not the law of the land because it is a "directive from the executive branch."

That misunderstanding is what scared Au.