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Sahuagin posted...

I don't think it would be black and white "based on immigration status", it would be black and white based on what the law says. for example, if a person has family members, isn't there a proper procedure for family members to immigrate? should there not be a consequence for having skipped over that process? if they would be in danger if deported, would that make them refugees? etc.

otherwise, why in these cases should the law be ignored? it makes sense if you say that you think immigration law should be changed; but it doesn't make sense to say that the laws should just be ignored because you don't like them.

The fact is though that law enforcement chooses which laws to enforce and when to enforce them all the time

Its common for laws to be written and for situations to change. Im not saying there should be no consequences for immigrating outside of bureaucratic channels but treating it like a serious criminal offense seems to only make everything worse.

Im not for open borders and I actually think building a wall would simplify a lot of matters, but the people that are here, are already here. In many ways theyre already Americans if not on paper. Does it really benefit the country to spend a bunch of money to separate them from their families, detain them for who knows how long, and then deport them back to the place they fled originally?

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