"Trump Takes 'Shackles' Off ICE, Which Is Slapping Them On Immigrants Who Thought They Were Safe"
This is actually worth a read...though the Post avoids explicitly saying that the "immigrants" in question are illegal about as long as it could possibly do so. About halfway through the story, however, it becomes pretty balanced and interesting. There really are a lot of difficult cases out there. And just a lot of cases, of course.
One interesting point is that, though Trump is, as we know, literally Hitler, fewer illegals are actually being deported now than at the beginning of the Obama administration. Which I guess makes Obama literally Hitlerer than Trump even.
I've long wondered whether it would be worth basically saying something like: Ok, we've been so slack about immigration in the past that it's rather unfair to suddenly tell people who have been here for 30 years that they have to get out. But from now on, we're serious. From this day forward, if you come here illegally, you need to understand that we'll kick you out if we catch you, regardless of how long you've been here.
Dunno. Tough problem, for sure.
One interesting point is that, though Trump is, as we know, literally Hitler, fewer illegals are actually being deported now than at the beginning of the Obama administration. Which I guess makes Obama literally Hitlerer than Trump even.
I've long wondered whether it would be worth basically saying something like: Ok, we've been so slack about immigration in the past that it's rather unfair to suddenly tell people who have been here for 30 years that they have to get out. But from now on, we're serious. From this day forward, if you come here illegally, you need to understand that we'll kick you out if we catch you, regardless of how long you've been here.
Dunno. Tough problem, for sure.
posted by Winston Smith at
6:25 AM
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It's worth noting that for essentially every crime short of murder there is a statute of limitations--and all the exceptions except one are violent. That exception is illegal immigration.
" I've long wondered whether it would be worth basically saying something like: Ok, we've been so slack about immigration in the past that it's rather unfair to suddenly tell people who have been here for 30 years that they have to get out. But from now on, we're serious. From this day forward, if you come here illegally, you need to understand that we'll kick you out if we catch you, regardless of how long you've been here."
The problem with this is it ignores the history of American immigration policy. A more accurate rewrite would be: the Left has opposed every attempt at enforcement of democratically established law on immigration for decades, and now that the consequences of that have come due, there's nothing we can do but let the Left have their way after all I don't think it's necessarily wrong to recognize the tragic consequences of this and extend some sort of compromise, but it also is an admission of staggering bad faith. You can't blame anyone for refusing to take that deal.
Basically the only way a deal will (and probably should) happen is if it leads with enforcement instead of amnesty. The Right has already been burned by that trick.
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