Posted on 04/02/2018 6:09:05 PM PDT by Kaslin
On Easter Sunday, President Trump heard about the thousands of illegal aliens who are marching through Mexico towards the U.S. border and, quite understandably, expressed his frustration with the development on Twitter by calling for congressional Republicans to act.
Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. “Caravans” coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2018
...Congress must immediately pass Border Legislation, use Nuclear Option if necessary, to stop the massive inflow of Drugs and People. Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don’t allow them to do their job. Act now Congress, our country is being stolen!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018
However, in spite of Trump’s suggestion, there are already laws that empower his Justice Department to act against the primary group organizing the caravan, Pueblo Sin Fronteras (PSF; “People Without Borders”).
Under Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, any person who knowingly brings or just attempts to bring an alien into the United States illegally has committed a crime punishable by up to ten years in prison. Moreover, anyone who “encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States” illegally can be jailed for up to five years. Someone who “aids or abets” people in committing either of the above acts can also be jailed for five years.
According to BuzzFeed News reporter Adolfo Flores, who is following and documenting the caravan’s march north, PSF’s explicit intent in organizing the march is to help many Central American migrants enter the United States illegally [emphasis mine]:
Organized by a group of volunteers called Pueblos Sin Fronteras, or People Without Borders, the caravan is intended to help migrants safely reach the United States, bypassing not only authorities who would seek to deport them, but gangs and cartels who are known to assault vulnerable migrants.
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When they get to the US, they hope American authorities will grant them asylum or, for some, be absent when they attempt to cross the border illegally. More likely is that it will set up an enormous challenge to the Trump administration's immigration policies and its ability to deal with an organized group of migrants numbering in the hundreds.
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Before setting out on the journey, the migrants were organized into groups of 10 to 15 people, and a leader was designated for each group. Five groups were then banded together in what organizers call a sector. While there are organizers from Pueblos Sin Fronteras leading the way, much of the effort to get to the US border is in the hands of the migrants themselves.
They've been organized into security, food, and logistics committees. Organizers say it's meant to help the migrants empower themselves.
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Organizers estimate that about two-thirds of people are planing [sic] on crossing into the United States undetected or asking for some type of protection like asylum.
From the above descriptions, it seems pretty undeniable that the PSF organizers are knowingly seeking to help thousands of illegal aliens thwart American immigration laws.
So who exactly are the “People Without Borders,” and what is it that drives their agenda?
Most information about PSF comes from its official social media pages and website, which declare that the group’s “dream is to build solidarity bridges among peoples and turndown [sic] border walls imposed by greed” by providing “humanitarian aid to migrants and refugees on the move.”
But the group is, as its name would suggest, not merely some humanitarian, pro-refugee organization — its members are completely opposed to the enforcement of state borders (at least by the United States).
As evidence of this, PSF is currently working together with several other pro-illegal immigration groups to organize an event for April 10th called the “People’s Summons to the #ICEonTrial Tribunal.” According to the event’s Facebook page, it will actually consist of several fake “tribunals” set up outside ICE and other law enforcement offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Oakland. Activists plan to use the events to protest against government officials who are, in the words of the organizers, “complicit in the mass incarceration and deportation machine” [emphasis mine]:
As ICE continues to target and terrorize immigration rights' activists and other community members by serving them with Notices to Appear (which signal the start of deportation proceedings), these People's Summons will serve both as a public call for accountability and a learning moment for authority figures who have never had to experience the anxiety of receiving a slip of paper designed to instill fears over being forcibly separated from their loved ones and exiled from their homes.
At the People's Tribunal, survivors of ICE detention will share their testimonies about the physical and psychological consequences of being caged for a civil violation. Our People's Summons demand that the individuals in power who profit off the suffering of our neighbors and comrades listen to these stories of harm and abuse that they choose to so heartlessly and cowardly inflict, and accept the judgment that we, the people, issue in turn.
One wonders what “we, the people” these “comrades” are referring to? Certainly, it can’t be the American people, who already have their own legitimate, if imperfect, instruments of justice?
If Trump wants to ensure that those instruments don’t go to waste in this case, then he should immediately direct Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department to investigate the leaders of groups like PSF or any other organizations that unabashedly and openly advocate committing federal crimes. Without such action, passing more laws that U.S. authorities are not necessarily willing to enforce will do little to fix the problem of illegal immigration.
In the meantime, Governor Greg Abbot has responded to concerns about the illegal alien caravan marching across Mexico by reassuring the public that he has the Texas National Guard and the state’s Department of Public Safety at his section of the border, ready to respond.
Texas already has the National Guard and Dept. of Public Safety deployed to the border. https://t.co/HFNfC9ckRH— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 2, 2018
you crack me up - you must behaving a real mess to clean up for all the hysterics you spew.
Not sure where you are from, but in states like Texas, Arizona, etc., etc., teachers MUST be and/or required to be bilingual (English and Spanish) to be hired to teach, period.
Here’s the problem with the asylum claim: they can’t legally claim it. It has to be claimed in the “first safe” country they step foot in. Which would be... Mexico.
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Exactly what I’ve heard from about a half dozen people on TV news Monday. These aliens have no right to claim asylum in the US. That may be partially why MX has caved and said they will allow some people to stay for “humanitarian” reasons.
19th, biggest mistake since the 17th. I would except employers and actual land owners (Not mortgaged)
They have shown some sense.
Ideally I would just let married men vote twice with a note from the wife as how to vote. ;-) LOL
We need to build the fence from the Gulf to the western edge of Arizona, then do the nationwide roundup and send ALL of the deportees to California for final disposition.
He can put them all on the border on a whim if he so desires.
Posse comitatus does NOT apply to the Marines.
Tanks, howitzers, heavy machine guns, helicopters, Warthogs...the media would go nuts and nobody would approach the border.
Have the Warthogs patrol the border at very low altitude at near max cruise speed....have them fly on the Mexican side of the border!
The Warthog at 300ft and 350mph would be a frightful thing. The two huge turbofans would make a sound that would rattle your bones at such low altitude.
The Warthog ain't pretty or fast, it is a scary thing that is sort of like a light tank that flies.
Shut down all trade with Mexico for 30 days if they do not act.
Forbid all remittances to Mexico for a year.
Place the country under martial law if need be and use the entire armed forces at that point.
And get the Corp of Engineers working on the wall...light a fire under their ass.
Have federal marshals arrest all public officials in sanctuary cites.
Trump has the power to do all of these things.
Mess with a genius-level, street-smart, Queens boy and buddy, you got problems.
I don't know about you but I'm pissed, it's time to stop phukin around with this.
Ignore ALL JUDGES and courts in this matter . Declare the entire border under martial law . Suspend Habeus Corpus . Allow citizens groups to stand up and form armed militias to work in concert with active duty military. Suspend Posse Commitatus .
A nice, deniable drone strike with Russian or Chinese weapons would do the trick. I’m sure we have some, somewhere. . . (evil grin)
Why not try it? Watch heads explode.
The last time we did that, they lost half their country. We never should have given them back the other half - it would be as prosperous as Texas today.
M-16’s locked and loaded, M-1 tanks ready for action.
That’s the best plan I have seen
Bears repeating and shold be tweeted to Prez Trump
Another excellent idea
We have the right to defend our country from invaders and deal harshly with those that enable this illegal situation
In the body of the article the options are backed up with laws
I’m glad you like the idea. I’m not a tweeter myself, but feel free to tweet it if you like. Thanks for your comments.
I think we entered circa 1900 for pancho villa
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Do bears etc, is water etc...
When did he say that? I’d like to see that.
He was on KFI radio 640 LA yesterday afternoon for ten minute. John and Ken. He has been on before. The head of the border agents union. They may have archives, i don’t know.
That’s all i have. i listened to it and posted a few quotes, but not sure of literal accuracy but got content right.
Yes, but the same mindset applies - Solve the problem or we will go down there and do it for you. You don't care about our national sovereignty, so we don't care about yours.
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