How is she a criminal?

They can hardly fail not to know now can they - news of it is everywhere - but still they try! I’m sick of people who try to exonerate parents of their parental responsibilities when it suits. What do you suggest then - they are locked up with their parents instead. Neither way is ideal but they can’t just let them in until a decision is made as they will ‘disappear’ into the country just as have millions here due to lax laws.

If people have genuine concerns for their safety they should be able to enter as genuine refugees. Economical refugees are a different case and should be judged on the attributes/skills they can offer to the country - the same as for the rest of us.

Many criminals in America are illegalls and the American people have a right to protection from criminals - they have children too!

Wow, you really don't understand or have any empathy for immigrants, do you?

Do you think people are just like 'hmm, I fancy going to the US ilegally today, Honey, get the kids and we'll make a day trip out of it!' You've simplified the issue to fit the narrative you want to push. People don't take risks like that unless they have no other choice.

Keeping families together is less barbaric then separating babies and toddlers from their parents and it's what was done for decades before Trump decided to inject his own brand of cruelty into proceedings. I don't get the 'same as the rest of us' line either. Do British or american citizens get ejected from their countries if they aren't deemed worthy? When did they implement that, I wonder?

Your last sentence is a good example of dehumanisation and it's an assumption based on nothing but your own bias but thank you for basically confirming that you support the seperation of children from their parents, that's all I really needed to know.

I'll just add that immigrants in the US commit crimes at a far lower percentage per capita than existing citizens.

What type of crimes?

What are the percentages when broken up into the different categories of crimes?

have to agree 100%.....but why decades later aree people cheering him on?

The bible tell's you to be aware of false prohets ye americans are following this anti Christ???

As was mine... when I get an answer to my question so will he. That's how courteous debate works, FYI I don't respond to rude exclamation ridden demands as a rule.

Don't be an extremist Alf, there's obviously a huge area between "Free access" and "immigrants are subhuman animals we should lock up".

But I can't answer you, because you've already wrote off the truth that Trump was referring to MS-13, you've said you're not gonna accept that, so we can go nowhere.

MOSTLY TRUE: Undocumented immigrants less likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens

Because they are undocumented it will be very difficult to find detailed stats Alf, but it seems the statement is mostly true.

Sorry I forgot - you’re the only one here with any understanding of such issues, despite not even being a parent. If it’s better for the children to be with their parents then fine but maybe an adult environment with many unknown adults, some or many of whom may be less than caring paternal types, was considered an even less suitable environment for them - I dont’t know as I am not privy to that information - but then again neither are you.

You seem to be assuming quite a lot based on your obvious hatred of Trump. I have no strong opinion on him one way or the other so don’t just assume things.

Who is being ejected from their country - if illegal it is not their country. If you mean the country they are choosing to leave who is ejecting them?

I am not dehumatising anyone because you say so (emotive language again) but I also care about the rights of the legal citizens of America who have a right to be concerned about open borders and undocumented people entering their country and the safety issues they could pose to others. If you don’t think dubious characters can’t or don’t pose as caring families you are very naive. America has many South American criminal gangs and drug lords in its midst - do you think they are all legal citizens and pose no threat to everyone else. Why would they want more of the same. People have to be assessed and processed for the safety of all.

shold also add I'm an atheist

I count atheism as a religion too. It's an ideology with a lot of followers.

This is nonsense. Atheism means lack of a belief in a god. There is no ideology other than the fact that no one has provided any evidence for a creator.

It's a belief that there is no God, and some believe that there is a God. Ok might not be a regional as such, but you know what I'm getting at, they both believe in something they have no proof of.

Seems like you're twisting yourself in knots here to be honest. Any time an assertion is made, the burden of proof is on that claim. So for example, if someone says they have fairies at the bottom of their garden, it's not a belief if you or I might think it's a load of bollocks.

It's impossible to prove a negative, so I can't prove that there are no fairies, but I can choose not to believe it because there is no evidence for it. That's atheism.

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Yes, he's referring to MS13 and other gangs when he says animals.

He then goes on to say that we can't know which immigrants are gang members and which are not.

Therefore "to be safe" we must assume that they are ALL potentially gang members (and therefore animals).

...and thus, we are justified in treating them all like animals.

I’ve yet to see see any religion prove the existence of a god. There may have been characters (human beings) that claimed to be a god or people treated as a god - but that is not proof of some powerful force that exists for the benefit of those that believe.

Gods are fairy tales, a comfort blanket and always will be. If the existence of such forces could be proved - that would have been done so by now. That’s why I get so frustrated by the expected tolerance of many religious practices that are harmful - simply to pacify emotional people. It is wrong in my opinion. People can believe in what they like but should never have the right to enforce it on others or others be expected to accept.

I don't agree with the use of 'emotional people' the truth is they are tolerated to pacify powerful people.
Religion is big business.

This thread's turned into religion talk, I hold my hands up, that was my fault.

Let's get back to the Trump bashing.

Yes let's go back to wailing about a wall :)

Do you agree that you were wrong about atheism?

No, I'm afraid we'll just have to agree to disagree on this.

I've heard all the arguments many times.

I'll give you my point of view on the God stuff.

I'll find out if there's an Heaven when I die, but right now, I can't prove there isn't, so I'm just gonna have a cuppa tea.

You don't need to be a parent to have common sense, or empathy.

YouRe essentially making up justifications for this brand of cruelty by saying that children were at risk with their parents and the tried and true previous method of handling immigrant families. You are not protecting children by ripping them from their parents' arms and forcing them into an unknown situation without a support network of any kind.

I'm privvy to the reports that come up, to the audio evidence that you are ignoring that proves the abuse that goes on in these places.

Of course you have a strong view on Trump, he is right wing and you've shown in the past that you struggle to differentiate between different kinds of right wing because you think it's all the same when it's not. It's why you basically try to turn every thread about the right wing (or even unrelated threads) into a Left vs Right situation. There are different right leaning factions with different beliefs. Trump represents an extreme that a lot of other right wing people disagree with. You don't have to go into every thread and screech about the left in order to defend the right.

As for the whole ejection thing, you tell me. I was commenting on a weird line from your own post that you still haven't cleared up.

You're not dehumanising people just because I say so, it's apparent in your words and attitude. You can keep banging on about emotive language but you aren't going to paint over what's happening no matter how hard you try. It is child abuse and you think it's acceptable to put families through that in order to stop....Drug lords? Good ****ing god.

2,000 children in a matter of months, are you saying that is acceptable in order to combat an unrealistic threat? As TS said, the example of gang members is just a way to paint in broad strokes and criminalise an entire race, thus dehumanising them.

I am aware of different degrees of right and left thanks which is why I pass comments when you blame the right wing for everything Trump says or does.. If you recognise the extreme elements as you claim then call them what they are extreme right instead of trying to tar everyone right of centre with the same brush.

You go on about good families crossing the borders illegally - are you there, do you know these people or are you simply listening to what’s reported from certain sources. You see those type of allegations apply to all. But the reality is I’m not there and neither are you so neither of us can vouch for them.

I support what’s right for the children - whatever that is. But adult detention centres can’t be the best place for them either. Has anyone been charged with all the ‘abuse’ you keep screaming about or is this more of the usual hysteria to make a political point - not only from you but from the rest of the far left, including journalists.