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46 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 18h \ on: Judge Fails To Block Arrest Of Illegal Immigrants At Schools Politics_And_Law
This reminds me of the "kids in cages" thing. Was happening under multiple presidents before Trump but selecive reporting programs people.
Remember when Obama ran on ending the Bush era policies but quietly continued them. Trump is loudly continuing many policies and increasing focus but it's not nearly as extreme as you would think. I've heard ICE was deporting hundreds a month under Biden but it has increased. There was a raid near where I live and many incorrect reports on it. As local media dug into it, turns out they were gang members not just migrant workers.
Its not that Trump is good. Its that Biden was so terrible.
A lot of the border issues are messaging issues. Biden admin was signaling, we aren't gonna stop you. That was a lie. The laws on the books were being enforced but not to their full extent. Trump is basically saying we will enforce the laws. That signals the actual risk of coming.
I have many issues with the immigration system but there have been chances for it to be reformed by the dems and they didn't do it. Change the laws. It's really not fair to immigrants for the laws to be selectively enforced. That's the worse part of this. Instead of making Trump the issue those that say they care for the immigrants should focus on changing the laws. Not the President.
Thing is, they know that isn't popular. The US immigration laws are not even as strong as many similar counties. As usual people are arguing about the wrong things.