While Donald Trump continues to base his Presidency on rid America of alien’s from the South by any means ?
The Democratic party has a problem….
They all complain about in-human detention conditions the migrants are housed in…
But?
They are split and how to deal with the overall policy of immigration into this country….
Some are push for ‘Open Borders’…..
Some are talking about getting rid of the Immigration Customs Enforcement cops….
Some want immigration decriminalised ….
And some are against some or ALL the above…
We take a look things below from the Huffington Post….
A string of former Obama administration officials have railed against 2020 hopeful Julián Castro’s call to decriminalize border-crossing, highlighting a widening split between the progressive primary field and parts of the party establishment.
During the Democratic primary debate last week, Castro challenged the rest of the 2020 field to adopt a proposal that would allow the civil immigration enforcement system to have exclusive legal control over border-crossing violations. That system already handles detaining and deporting migrants.
At least 12 of the 20 candidates who made the debate cut, including Castro, have gone on record saying they support repealing the criminal immigration law put forth by segregationist Sen. Coleman Blease back in 1929. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the most prominent Obama alum in the current presidential race, is the only leading candidate who has refused to state a position on the issue.
But the movement toward repealing that law appears to unnerve several former Obama administration officials who have repeatedly batted the idea down since last week’s debates. The dispute highlights longstanding tensions between the dethroned Democratic establishment and the progressive wing of the immigrant rights movement ― a conflict that has largely laid dormant under the uniquely draconian policies of President Donald Trump…
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Crossing the border without permission is a federal crime, but the Justice Department rarely prosecuted the crime during the era of mass migration from Mexico in the 1990s and early 2000s. It was only under the administration of George W. Bush that immigration prosecutions began to expand exponentially, taking up about half the federal criminal docket annually since 2008 ― the year unauthorized crossings began to plummet, largely for unrelated demographic reasons. The vast majority of immigration enforcement takes place within the civil system; the criminal system does not enforce deportations…
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Ocasio-Cortez, a bellwether for progressive ideas jostling their way into the Democratic mainstream, tweeted praise for Castro’s proposal Wednesday. She said the laws criminalizing illegal entry and reentry allow the federal government to “mindlessly throw people in cages.”….
It is on the immigration issue that I find myself most out of line with most of the Democratic candidates.
I oppose all of the above.
as we have discussed here?
democrats seem to be in a dream world on the issue of immigration….
there must be some sort of enforcement
but lawmakers simply cannot address the problem
short term?
better interview numbers and embrace of human treatment
I appreciate the candor on the issue.
It has to also show though how if even die-hard Democrats are so uncomfortable with the lengths the party is moving on the issue of illegal immigration, what that means for genuine swing voters in the general election.
Keep in mind that all the exit polls from 2016 showed that voters *opposed* Trump on immigration and seemed to side with Clinton on the matter. Now, there is potential for more of an ideological backlash against Democrats.
CG?
MOST Democratic voters ARE AGAINST the treatment of migrants in the hands of the Trump admin…
Most Americans support the concept of immigration ….
Trump’s policies are only popular among his base ….
With His history of handling the issue?
I think he has a problem even though Democrats aren’t doing much