I am going to start this blog with a few comments from the President and members of the Administration, then we will get to the meat and potatoes.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders said last Thursday, "Our administration has had the same position since we started on Day 1 that we were going to enforce the law. We are a country of law and order, and we're enforcing the law and protecting our borders."
During an impromptu appearance on the white house lawn last Friday, President Trump said "I hate the children being taken away...The Democrats have to change their law - that's their law."
On Saturday morning, President Trump said on Twitter, "Democrats can fix their forced family breakup at the Border by working with Republicans on new legislation, for a change!"
Ok, that's enough to get the point across that Trump has been doing nothing but blaming the Democrats for the practice of ripping children away from their parents at the border...over 2000 children in the past 6 weeks.
Funny fact of the day; that is complete and utter bull-sh$t. There is no law that requires families to be separated at the border. There is a law against 'improper entry' at the border, as well as a consent decree known as the Flores Settlement that limits to 20 days the amount of time that migrant children may be held in immigration detention, which a federal judge ruled in 2016 also applies to families. A 2008 anti-trafficking statute signed into law by George W. Bush, a Republican President, also requires that certain unaccompanied alien minors be transferred out of immigration detention in 72 hours. None of these laws or precedents mean that children must be taken away from their parents.
The fact is that it was the Trump Administration that made the determination to prosecute all unlawful immigrants as criminals that has forced the breakup of families; the children removed when the parents are taken into federal custody. Previous administrations have had exceptions built into the process to avoid breaking up families, but the Trump administration has said it will not do so.
That decision made by the Trump Administration is not a Democratic decision. It was a decision they made, so if it is so damn important to the Trump Administration, why can't they own their actions and decisions? Why do they have to try to make it look like the Democrats put them in this position? Trump says he hates that this is happening, but the simple fact is that he could end it immediately, and at any time. He acts like it is out of his control, but it is ABSOLUTELY within his control at all times. End it today if it is such a horrible practice Mr. President.
To amplify the negative press regarding this subject, the United Nations says that taking migrant children from their parents is illegal. The United Nations Human Rights Office said last Tuesday that The Trump Administration's practice of separating children from migrant families entering the United States violates their rights and international law. They also urged an immediate halt to the practice.
A spokeswoman for the office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights stated that the practice, "amounts to arbitrary and unlawful interference in family life, and is a serious violation of the rights of the child."
Melania Trump weighed into the debate over the practice of separating children at the border with a statement from her spokeswoman that stated, "Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful Immigration reform. She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws but also a country that governs with heart.
Laura Bush in a guest column for The Washington Post Sunday compared the immigration policy to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The wife of George W. Bush said, "I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. The US Government should not be in the business of warehousing children in converted box stores or making plans to place them in tent cities in the desert outside of El Paso."
So there you are Mr. President. You can say all you want that you hate this practice of separating children at the border, but in reality, it is YOUR practice and you can change it today....right now...if you wish. If you really dislike it, do something about it. Those with brains are not listening to the lies you are spewing about the issue. Even your wife and the wife of a former Republican President are speaking out...oh, and then there's the UN speaking out as well.
Stop blaming others for your issues and start doing the right thing. This statement, by the way, doesn't just apply to immigration. It applies to everything you are actively lying about in the press these days. Stop lying and start telling the truth, no matter how painful that will be for you. In the end, truth is the only thing that really matters.
DUNK
Sarah Huckabee Sanders said last Thursday, "Our administration has had the same position since we started on Day 1 that we were going to enforce the law. We are a country of law and order, and we're enforcing the law and protecting our borders."
During an impromptu appearance on the white house lawn last Friday, President Trump said "I hate the children being taken away...The Democrats have to change their law - that's their law."
On Saturday morning, President Trump said on Twitter, "Democrats can fix their forced family breakup at the Border by working with Republicans on new legislation, for a change!"
Ok, that's enough to get the point across that Trump has been doing nothing but blaming the Democrats for the practice of ripping children away from their parents at the border...over 2000 children in the past 6 weeks.
Funny fact of the day; that is complete and utter bull-sh$t. There is no law that requires families to be separated at the border. There is a law against 'improper entry' at the border, as well as a consent decree known as the Flores Settlement that limits to 20 days the amount of time that migrant children may be held in immigration detention, which a federal judge ruled in 2016 also applies to families. A 2008 anti-trafficking statute signed into law by George W. Bush, a Republican President, also requires that certain unaccompanied alien minors be transferred out of immigration detention in 72 hours. None of these laws or precedents mean that children must be taken away from their parents.
The fact is that it was the Trump Administration that made the determination to prosecute all unlawful immigrants as criminals that has forced the breakup of families; the children removed when the parents are taken into federal custody. Previous administrations have had exceptions built into the process to avoid breaking up families, but the Trump administration has said it will not do so.
That decision made by the Trump Administration is not a Democratic decision. It was a decision they made, so if it is so damn important to the Trump Administration, why can't they own their actions and decisions? Why do they have to try to make it look like the Democrats put them in this position? Trump says he hates that this is happening, but the simple fact is that he could end it immediately, and at any time. He acts like it is out of his control, but it is ABSOLUTELY within his control at all times. End it today if it is such a horrible practice Mr. President.
To amplify the negative press regarding this subject, the United Nations says that taking migrant children from their parents is illegal. The United Nations Human Rights Office said last Tuesday that The Trump Administration's practice of separating children from migrant families entering the United States violates their rights and international law. They also urged an immediate halt to the practice.
A spokeswoman for the office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights stated that the practice, "amounts to arbitrary and unlawful interference in family life, and is a serious violation of the rights of the child."
Melania Trump weighed into the debate over the practice of separating children at the border with a statement from her spokeswoman that stated, "Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful Immigration reform. She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws but also a country that governs with heart.
Laura Bush in a guest column for The Washington Post Sunday compared the immigration policy to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The wife of George W. Bush said, "I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. The US Government should not be in the business of warehousing children in converted box stores or making plans to place them in tent cities in the desert outside of El Paso."
So there you are Mr. President. You can say all you want that you hate this practice of separating children at the border, but in reality, it is YOUR practice and you can change it today....right now...if you wish. If you really dislike it, do something about it. Those with brains are not listening to the lies you are spewing about the issue. Even your wife and the wife of a former Republican President are speaking out...oh, and then there's the UN speaking out as well.
Stop blaming others for your issues and start doing the right thing. This statement, by the way, doesn't just apply to immigration. It applies to everything you are actively lying about in the press these days. Stop lying and start telling the truth, no matter how painful that will be for you. In the end, truth is the only thing that really matters.
DUNK
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