Posted on 06/08/2018 2:09:03 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Senate Democrats announced legislation Friday to prevent authorities from separating children from their parents at the border, in a move that would likely punch a hole in the middle of the Trump administration’s new zero tolerance border policy.
Sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the bill is the first major concrete effort to try to push back against the zero tolerance policy.
“The United States must not be a country that traumatizes young children by separating them from their parents,” the California Democrat said.
Homeland Security says it’s a misguided attempt.
“We don’t have a policy of separating families. If you commit a crime in this country, the police will take you to jail regardless if you have a family or not,” said department spokesman Tyler Q. Houlton. “Illegal aliens should not get preferential treatment because they happen to be illegal aliens.”
Banning separation could effectively end the zero tolerance policy for parents, making it impossible to charge them with crimes, some analysts said - effectively creating a loophole in the immigration system for adults who drag children to the border with them.
Mrs. Feinstein’s office didn’t respond to a request about that loophole.
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Like that will pass..............
Tucker did a masterful piece on this last night. Asked if we should give special treatment to ALL criminals with children, not just the illegals.
“Which criminals with children SHOULD get special treatment?”
The whole purpose is to ascertain if the children are in fact these people’s children and are not being sex trafficked.............
It's a good lesson for the wee chicas and chicos, "can't do the time, don't do the crime".
Most are already exempt from being here illegally.
NOTE: The Senate Immigration "Reform" Bill Protected Crooked Latino
Public Officials in US positions from prosecution for wrongdoing in elective and appointive office.
DC Gala--Ntl Assoc of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
L-R--Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)--now under indictment;
Dr Salomon Melgen, VOXXI Chman (now incarcerated);
Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-CAL); San Francisco
J. Sanchez, US Under Secy of Commerce for Intl Trade,
Emilio Sanchez, Pres/CEO of VOXXI.
(Photo/Voxxi---Melgen's ethnic solidarity web site)
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POLITICO revealed that Menendez's co-defendant, Dr Melgen, assiduously courted President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but that Melgen was unhappy with the return on his campaign donation "investments." After meeting briefly with Obama at a 2010 fundraiser that Dr Melgen paid $30,400 to co-host, the eye doctor complained that “Obama didn’t even give him the time of day,” according to a source who travels in the same Miami political circles as Melgen.
The source said Melgen also expressed frustration that he couldn’t take his concerns about his questionable Medicare billing practices directly to Obama’s Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius.“Melgen was ranting about HHS and Sebelius not understanding and not wanting to listen to him and not giving him a hearing,” said the source, who did not want to be identified WRT revealing the contents of private conversations.
Dr Melgen and friend.
Great point!
“The United States must not be a country that traumatizes young children by separating them from their parents,” the California Democrat said.”
The children are being traumatized by their parents having tried to enter the country illegally with them. They, the parents are at fault, not U.S. law or enforcement of it.
Ms. Feinstein should recall two words....”Elian Gonzales”.
What a dilemma. Deadbead dads go home as an escape from other charges.
A new crop of lawyers are needed to advise these rascals about their risk.
Send them all back. If one parent is an American, they have a decision to make...separation or go with your family. If your kids are born in America, they can come back when they’re 18, if they so desire. Marrying an American shouldn’t give you special rights if you’re an illegal alien.
Which children is she demanding should be sent to jail with their parents?
I can see the news now. The kidnapping of minor children in Mexico and Central America up 55%.
Yeah sick head, propose all you want.
Did these idiots ever think that ma and pa Mexican coming across the border with 13 kids may actually be sex-slave traffickers bringing new meat?
If you don’t separate the kids from the “parents” how would you know?
won’t pas and would be vetoed if it did. Why does media engage in such fatuous BS?
Election year free advertising for their fan bois and LIV...................
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