> Well over 90% of "those folks" trying to cross the border are
> fine people.  Most of them coming here wanting to apply for asylum,
> as the places they are from too dangerous for them to live.

Odd.  I have a relative that frequently travels to one of those allegedly
"too dangerous" places.  As a part of her job, she uses her law degree to
go down and coach folks into what they should say and do when they are
trying to get in.

Thing is, while she is really dedicated to her job (and her politics) there
is no way on Earth she is going somewhere that is truly "too dangerous" to
live in.

> Yes, a small percentage (significantly less than 10%) are criminals,
> or people with a criminal record.  And even fewer are child smugglers
> and/or drug smugglers.  These people should not be allowed to enter,
> except to be locked up in prison for their crimes (then deported to
> wherever the hell they came from).

If you throw the borders wide open, like several on the left want us to,
you are going to get those 10% all mixed in, along with others who are not
even from Central/South America but who figure out a good way to sneak in.

> Children are not criminals, although some may be victims.  Protecting
 [...snip...]
> What should be done with those criminals?  Lock 'em up!
> Lock 'em all up!  And then throw away the key!

That is where Gitmo would come in handy.  Lock them up somewhere off shore
and not someplace that is more "cushy" than the jail cells back home,
wherever that is.

> But no.  That is not what happens.  We lock 'em up for a few
> years, at our expense, then deport them to wherever they came from.
> One or two months later, they sneak back in.  With more children
> in tow.

We agree here also.  I cannot fathom why we deport murderers and attempted
murderers to places we know won't lock them up when they get there.  Gitmo!

> >Or are you trying to tell us that the lives of these border kids is not
> > worth as much as US kids?
> The criminals who attempt to smuggle children across the border
> do not care a whit about the lives of those children.  What they
> want is to be handsomely paid for their services.  And not get
> caught in the process.

I am not talking criminals, at least the same type you are, when I say the
kids are being endangered.  In this case, it is the actual parents, not
kidnappers, smugglers, etc., which are endangering them.  And, like US
parents who endanger their own kids, they should expect to be separated from
the kids.

> How do countries in Europe handle this?  Do those countries
> separate adults from children?  For example, many refugees from
> Syria have sought to find a new home in Germany, Sweden, etc.
>
> Here's the short answer: Yes.

So those countries do also separate them?  Interesting.  Someone needs to
tell Hollywood that.

Mike

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