Here’s where we disagree. I don’t think it’s appeasement at all.
It is taking the propaganda issue away from them.
Cruz’s bill just keeps them together under lock and key. After 14 days, and they can’t prove asylum, they all, parents and kids, get thrown out of the country.
PLUS, we really, absolutely need a lot more immigration judges. We don’t have enough, and because of this too many are being allowed to stay and wait for a hearing and wind up skedaddling. A huge increase in these judges can try them and either let the few who actually deserve to be here, and throw the rest out.
THAT would be a huge win for Trump and anti-illegal alien conservatives.
I agree with you. We need more judges, and catch and release is a policy that incentivizes illegal immigration and trafficking. This would end that. That said, from attorney comments on Twitter, 14 days may not be enough even with the needed increase in judges. I think that number may have be adjusted accordingly.