American Vet

President Trump came into office vowing to stop out-of-control i*****l i*********n. Democrats called him a r****t who would deny desperate asylum seekers, and fought him tooth-and-nail, using everything from activist judges to denying wall construction funds they once supported. Then, they mocked him for failing to keep the promises that they moved Heaven and Earth to prevent him keeping. Well, guess what: despite all their best efforts, he’s still managed to keep his promise to greatly reduce i*****l i*********n, and it’s helping American workers, particularly African-Americans who had lost low-sk**l jobs to easily exploitable i*****l i*******ts.

https://issuesinsights.com/2020/01/06/trump-is-quietly-winning-bigly-at-the-border/

That link provides some startling numbers and information you’re not likely to hear from the mainstream media: “The number of apprehensions at the southwest border plummeted from 144,000 in May 2019 to just 42,649 in November – the last month for which the government has data. The number of families caught crossing illegally went from 84,486 in May to a mere 9,000 in November.”

And what’s to credit for that turnaround, when a border wall has yet to be built? It was a change in policy that the El Paso Times says has proved to be “a virtual wall.”

Trump did away with the Obama “Catch and Release” policy. Under that, when someone was caught sneaking in illegally, they just had to say, “Asylum!” Then, our officials were required to take down their information and release them (on the US side of the border!) with a court date in the far future that few ever showed up for. It was a combination Golden Ticket and "Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free” card for illegal border crossers. Anyone who suspected they were gaming the system was called a r****t who didn’t care that these poor people’s lives would be in danger if they were sent home because we had to believe that they were legitimate “asylum seekers.”

Trump replaced that with a new policy called “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), nicknamed “Remain in Mexico.” I*****l i*******ts who try claiming asylum are sent back across the border to wait until a judge evaluates their claim of needing asylum. And here’s a detail that should be headline news: so far, judges have resolved over 100,000 MPP claims and found that fewer than 1% of them qualified for asylum! That's a 99%+ rate of gaming the system.

The story notes that as word spread that the jig was up, and any “Asylum!” claims would be evaluated by a judge for legitimacy while the applicant waited in Mexico, illegal border crossings plummeted. Which suggests that Trump’s denying them wasn’t hard-hearted, r****t inhumanity but just refusing to continue being a willing sucker.

By the way, Trump’s threat of tariffs convinced Mexico to take over holding the detainees on their side of the border (i.e., Mexico really is paying for the “virtual wall.”)

https://www.mikehuckabee.com/latest-news?id=5679E71D-F34F-4A21-8C89-BA904DAD01D5&s=99BA

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

Sorry it not all Obama the name Catch and Release is a catch all indicating a series of collection of policies, court precedents, executive actions and federal statutes spanning more than 20 years, cobbled together throughout Democratic and Republican administrations.

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) is a federal statute passed into law in 2000 by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Clinton. With reauthorization by Bush , Obama and Trump. Then later on Trump signed an executive order to change. At which time normal logical thought would have suggestions on how to follow through also listed. To give a directions on to proceed. Which he did not, you can say it is not his job. As a leader you have give some direction. Especially if the people whose job it is are dysfunctional.

Dwight Logan

Again, President Trump is always an army of one defeating the House Democrats.

American Vet

The proof is in the results. Go back and read the numbers.

zombinis3 Loc: Southwest

As of June 21 2019
Yep let's look at the numbers ;
The number of apprehensions at the southwest border plummeted from 144,000 in May 2019 to just 42,649 in November – the last month for which the government has data. The number of border crossing apprehensions with a family member went from 84,486 in May to a mere 9,000 in November.

There is no arguement that the law had to be changed for the last twenty years the illegal crossings were considered to be a misdemeanor . When Trump started he changed the law to a felony. That change has caused the apprehensions to drop. Stating that Obama didn't deport a large number of person out of the country is a bit of stretch.

By the numbers: Under the Obama administration, total ICE deportations were above 385,000 each year in fiscal years 2009-2011, and hit a high of 409,849 in fiscal 2012. The numbers dropped to below 250,000 in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

Under Trump, ICE deportations fell to 226,119 in fiscal 2017, then ticked up to over 250,000 in fiscal 2018 and hit a Trump administration high of 282,242 this fiscal year (as of June).ICE and DHS didn't respond to a request for comment. Immigration has been a political football for as long as it has mattered and will always will be.

American Vet

As my cite stated: President Trump is working to stop the immigration problem. Thanks for your input.

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We uave a refugee crisis that should be adressed by UNHCR. Not as bad as Syria. When you have over ten percent of your country fleeing, that is a lot of people. Belive me, it was hard to move to another state, I cannot imagine moving to another country that speaks another language.