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The horrific #Goodlatte #immigration bill soon up for debate isn't something to be "compromised" with. It's a harsh, intentional, irrevocable shift Trumpward.
Shred it.
Burn the ashes.
Scatter them upon the Antarctic plains.
Here are just a few of many reasons.
Shred it.
Burn the ashes.
Scatter them upon the Antarctic plains.
Here are just a few of many reasons.
(1) CRIMINALIZATION of unlawful presence in the United States: White supremacy writ into law. For past 228 years, simply *being in U.S.* w/o permission was a civil offense w/no consequence other than deportation.
(NB: This was quickly rejected in 2005, but much more likely now)
(NB: This was quickly rejected in 2005, but much more likely now)
(2) ONE HUNDRED THIRTY BILLION UNITED STATES TAXPAYER DOLLARS to fully militarize the Mexican border.
Even @Heritage, which otherwise mostly likes the bill, balked at this as "hard to justify." You don't say.
Even @Heritage, which otherwise mostly likes the bill, balked at this as "hard to justify." You don't say.
WHERE IS #WHEREARETHECHILDREN? A METATHREAD
Maybe #WhereAreTheChildren can't be salvaged, but not much risk of making it any *more* confusing than it is now. Want to try to sort through some the main takes on this mess out there right now?
Oh hey, me neither. Let's *do it*
Maybe #WhereAreTheChildren can't be salvaged, but not much risk of making it any *more* confusing than it is now. Want to try to sort through some the main takes on this mess out there right now?
Oh hey, me neither. Let's *do it*
1) MEDIA: 1472 CHILDREN ARE "LOST"! #WHEREARETHECHILDREN?
The first, and worst, take. The testimony to Congress in April was not that these kids were "lost," but only that #ORR couldn't account for them after release to sponsors. NOT the same thing.
azcentral.com/story/opinion/…
The first, and worst, take. The testimony to Congress in April was not that these kids were "lost," but only that #ORR couldn't account for them after release to sponsors. NOT the same thing.
azcentral.com/story/opinion/…
2) #THERESISTANCE: #WHEREISTHECHILDREN IS ON #ICE, LET 'EM HEAR IT
Separating families is kind of the whole point of #ICE, domestically. But #CBP encounters/processes minors, #ORR handles custody/release.
Please call #ICE, but re: EVERYTHING BUT THIS
Separating families is kind of the whole point of #ICE, domestically. But #CBP encounters/processes minors, #ORR handles custody/release.
Please call #ICE, but re: EVERYTHING BUT THIS
1/ The conditions which allowed #WhereAreTheChildren to happen were created by the Obama admin. The recent Sessions policy of separating children from parents at the border will make things even worse for one reason no one really seems to be talking about. Let's talk about it.
2/ We have all heard by now that asylum-seeking parents will be separated from their children and detained. But it gets much, much worse.
They will also be legally orphaned.
They will also be legally orphaned.
3/ Asylum-seeking families have always been processed and released together and their cases joined for review in #ImmigrationCourts. The new Sessions approach is designed to not only reverse that policy, but to inflict maximum harm in the process.
