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Catch and release policy of the Obama adminstration is over.
Attorney General: 'We Will Detain All Adults Apprehended at Border'
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the U.S.-Mexican border in Nogales Tuesday promised to intensify the crackdown on illegal immigration, drug smuggling and transnational gang activities.Sessions outlined a series of changes that he said mark a concerted effort to rid U.S. cities and the border of what he described as "filth" brought on by drug cartels.“With the president’s executive order on border security, transnational criminal organizations and public safety as our guidepost, we will execute a strategy that once again secures our border,” he said, speaking to Border Patrol officers and the news media.
“For those that continue to seek improper and illegal entry into this country be forewarned: This is a new era. This is the Trump era," Sessions said. "The lawlessness, the abdication of duty to enforce our laws and the catch-and-release policies of the past are over.”He said his plan includes holding adults caught crossing the border illegally and adding dozens of judges to the nation's immigration courts to handle an expected expansion of the caseload.“We will now be detaining all adults who are apprehended at the border," Sessions said. "They will not be released.”
He said he would order U.S. attorneys across the country, not just in the border region, to designate a prosecutor in each of their offices to handle immigration crimes and related matters.
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So,,,, we are announcing a crackdown on something that is already at a years long low?
Yuge news.
OK, I guess that talking smack about immigrants is a good way to distract the average Trumper from the fact that this administration is actively hurting their interests. They aren't too smart.
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Goose wrote:
So,,,, we are announcing a crackdown on something that is already at a years long low?
Yuge news.
OK, I guess that talking smack about immigrants is a good way to distract the average Trumper from the fact that this administration is actively hurting their interests. They aren't too smart.
Taking credit for a past policy or outcome is common in politics.
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And finding political gain in bringing up a "Problem" that has largely been solved is a testament to the power of fear of the other which energizes populist politics.
Last edited by Goose (4/12/2017 10:45 am)
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Why not go with Ronald Reagan's plan and grant amnesty to a couple million?