President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to allow children to stay with parents caught crossing the border illegally — moving to stop the family separations that have triggered a national outcry and political crisis for Republicans.
The measure would allow children to stay in detention with parents for an extended period of time. This comes as congressional Republicans scramble to draft legislation to address the same issue, but face challenges mustering the votes.
In signing the measure, Trump said he wants to keep families together while also enforcing border security. He vowed his administration’s “zero tolerance” policy for illegal immigration would continue.
POTUS removes reason to consume the news with the separation story
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And since we just found out that 10000 of the 12000 children were unaccompanied, that shouldn’t be as big a deal as it might be. Question that needs to be asked though, are the people claiming the child really the parents? Or child smugglers.
How's that gonna work when, what is it, 80%(?), of the little Bolivar Twists are "unaccompanied" minors? Just lock 'em up in camps with random wetbacks to be traded like cigarettes?
I got a bad feeling about this.
I like the "turn them back at the border" strategy a little better. Maybe that's just me.
Bagster
I was thinking he’d do this. Thus went against 9th circus court decision. Does the SCOTUS get a crack at the issue now?
The law they need to change this week is where you cannot expell illegals if they come from a non-contiguous country.
I say, hey, they found their way here; they can find their way back. Let Mexico take care of the poor traumatized wanderers.. /s