Immigration is a federal matter Luis. I thought we opposed Reno's storm trooper attitude because it was immoral to send a boy, whose mother had died getting him to the USA, back to a communist country.
Was "the boy belongs with his father" an immigration issue, or a custody issue?
Well, they played the public with the parental rights bit while arguing the immigration issue in the Courts.
Why?
To garner the emotional support of those not quite paying attention.
Thus a completely unnecessary raid was dubbed "rescuing a kidnapping victim", when in fact, Elian was exactly where the Court had ordered that he be.
What did we see?
The legislative branch ignoring the judicial branch and moving ahead with its own self-serving agenda.
I don't want to ever see that again, even if it is my side doing it.