Meet Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Gloomy from DOJ and DHS
(Jeff Sessions and Kirstjen Nielsen)
Update with more details about the original post that follows below.
– re: Trump keeps up DEM immigration blame game over his own policy.
Trump will not relent in the PR message, nor he cannot accept any responsibility
himself or for the DOJ and DHS BS stories that follow on this very critical humane issue even though the current policy was implemented by him and Sessions.
The Original Post starts here:
The Trump administration – only hires the best, right? How about “The Gang Who Can't Shoot Straight” and [once again] shoots and misses [once again] this time on immigration policy and bigley, yuge...!!!
Trump and others in
the administration have falsely blamed the separations on a law the president
claims was written by Democrats.
But the separations instead largely stem from
a “zero-tolerance” policy announced with fanfare last month by Attorney General
Jeff Sessions (see more below).
The White House also has interpreted a 1997 legal agreement
and a 2008 bipartisan human trafficking bill as requiring the separation of
families — a posture not taken by the George W. Bush or
Obama administrations.
Democrats argue that
Trump is trying to use a manufactured crisis to gain leverage in ongoing
deliberations in Congress over immigration to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico
border – a form blackmail.
Trump knows this family separation policy is very
unpopular, but can’t accept the blame himself.
Trump
in a series of tweets blamed Democrats for the current state of affairs and
urged them to agree to broader legislation on immigration that includes border
wall funding and other White House priorities tweeting:
“It is the Democrats fault for being weak and ineffective with Boarder Security
[sic] and Crime.” And: “Tell them to start thinking about the people devastated
by Crime coming from illegal immigration. Change the laws!”
In
another tweet Trump contend that children “Are being used by
some of the worst criminals on earth as a means to enter our country,” and, in another
tweet, Trump pointed to MS-13 gangs coming into the country illegally and to
struggles with migration in Germany tweeting: “We don’t want what is happening
with immigration in Europe to happen with us!”
A growing number of
Republicans are joining Democrats to urge the administration to change its
policy on family separations.
Sen. Ben
Sasse (R-NE) said: “The President should immediately end this family
separation policy” adding Mr. Trump doesn’t need Congress to change course on the
horrors of family separation, concluding: “The administration’s decision to
separate families is a new, discretionary choice. Anyone saying that their
hands are tied or that the only conceivable way to fix the problem of
catch-and-release is to rip families apart is flat wrong.”
On NPR Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) took issue with the HSD statement on
Twitter from Secretary Nielsen, who said: “We do not have a policy of
separating families at the border. Period.”
Hurd laughed at her, saying: “Kids are being separated. In the last
two months, there’s been about 2,000. The previous year it was almost 700. And
100 of those kids were under the age of 4.”
SHORT HISTORY LESSON REVIEW:
From Vox.com: Everyone remembers
that in 1986, President Ronald Reagan passed an amnesty law. But
what most people don't know is that in 1996 — fresh off the heels of signing
welfare reform, and two years after signing the crime bill —
President Bill Clinton signed a bill that overhauled immigration enforcement in
the US and laid the groundwork for what we have today.
From NY Times
– The 1986 amnesty bill, official name: “The Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986,” marked a historic change in American immigration policy. Under
current law as the time, illegal aliens could be deported, and it was not generally
illegal for employers to hire them. Under the 1986 bill, employers who hire
illegal aliens would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $250 to $10,000
for each such alien hired. Recall this historic quote from Mr. Reagan?
The bill passed the bill the Senate with 34 Democrats and 29
Republicans voting yes, and 16 Republicans and 8 Democrats voting no. The House
of Representatives had approved the same bill earlier by a vote of 238 to 173.
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) led the opposition denouncing the
bill's “amnesty clause” for those here illegally. Gramm said it was “'outrageous'
that under one section, illegal aliens who had done only 90 days of
agricultural work in this country could eventually become permanent residents.”
Currently: DHS Sec. Nielsen
tweeted recently: “For those seeking asylum at ports of entry, we have
continued the policy from previous administrations and will only separate if
the child is in danger, there is no custodial relationship between 'family'
members, or if the adult has broken a law. As I have said many times before, if
you are seeking asylum for your family, there is no reason to break the law and
illegally cross between ports of entry.”
Nielsen blamed members of Congress, the press, and advocacy groups for spreading
“misinformation” about the family separation process, saying that DHS is simply
“enforcing the laws passed by Congress” and that her agency would “not
apologize for doing our job.”
Nielsen added in terse language: “Surely
it is the beginning of the unraveling of democracy when the body that makes the
laws rather than change them asks the body that enforces them not to enforce
the law that cannot be the answer.”
She added: “Illegal actions have
and must have consequences, no more free passes, no more get out of jail free
cards. In communities every day, if you commit a crime police will take you to
jail regardless of whether you have a family. We do not have the luxury of
pretending that all individuals coming to this country as a family unit are in
fact a family.”
GOP right hand meet other GOP right hand (from NPR):
AG Jeff Sessions has called for “zero-tolerance” for
immigrants who illegally enter the U.S. along the Mexican border. So, right
hand vs. the right in plain sight – whoopee…!!! Nielsen says nope – no such policy.
Ho Lee Sheet…!!! This double Ho Lee Sheet.
As far as Sessions
is concerned, he blamed previous administrations for allowing “loopholes that
led to immigrants crossing the border illegally with children, effectively
given them immunity from prosecution saying in speeches: “Word got out about
this loophole with predictable results. The number of aliens illegally crossing
with children between our ports of entry went from 14,000 to 75,000 —that's a
5-fold increase — in just the last 4 years. This cannot continue.” Sessions then urged that despite the current
policy, the Trump White House does not want to separate children from their
parents, saying: “We do not want adults to bring children into this country
unlawfully, placing them at risk. This country is dedicated to caring for those
children.”
Then Trump offered blackmail as an option for the DEMS and others: “If we
build the wall, if we pass legislation to end the lawlessness, we won't face
these terrible choices. We will have a system where those who need to apply for
asylum can do so and those who want to come to this country will apply to enter
lawfully.”
My 2 Cents: Whew boy –
where to begin?
Trump and large chunk of the GOP are simmering in hot pool of
burning oil. They are getting blasted from many diverse sides and they are
scared shitless about the election in November to protect their majorities in
Congress – a fact. But, this a losing battle for them just like when they sold their
big tax cut that we now see benefits the top crust and not most people (so, no
big surprise there); their sustained war on the poor and needy (cutting or not
funding programs); and, their obvious and open war on women and their
healthcare, and healthcare in general.
Let’s face it, this administration and
most of the all GOP-run government is out of step with mainstream thinking.
They will pay dearly in November, assuming their PR campaign does not
overshadow common sense this cycle – this is going to be one ugly and nasty
campaign – one to watch: Trump and his ugliness effort – bet on it.
Thanks for
stopping by.
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