Posted on 04/30/2017 5:42:09 PM PDT by SMGFan
In many ways, President Trumps attempts to implement his hard-line immigration policies have not gone very well in his first three months. His travel ban aimed at some Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by the courts, his U.S.-Mexico border wall has gone nowhere in Congress, and he has retreated, at least for now, on his vow to target illegal immigrants brought here as children.
But one strategy that seems to be working well is fear. The number of migrants, legal and illegal, crossing into the United States has dropped markedly since Trump took office, while recent declines in the number of deportations have been reversed.
Many experts on both sides of the immigration debate attribute at least part of this shift to the use of sharp, unwelcoming rhetoric by Trump and his aides, as well as the administrations showy use of enforcement raids and public spotlighting of crimes committed by immigrants. The tactics were aimed at sending a political message to those in the country illegally or those thinking about trying to come.
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Shuuush!..youre right!...but the phrase “Marxist Stream Media” hasnt reached its peak of understanding yet....but it will over time...
Pravda West as it’s known to Vietnam/Cold Warrior Dad.
That's very unlikely.
The legal doctrine of “estoppel” does not allow a litigant to assert something that completely contradicts his previous statements or actions.
What really chaps the WaaaaaaaPo’s ass is that it’s fear of the law by those who would break it.....
I think his only recourse with those policies they have called unconstitutional is to go to the Supreme Court.
Agreed. However, terror is even better!
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