Originally Posted by Rochard

Sure. Enforce the law.

Entering the country illegal is a crime. It's a misdemeanor. We should treat it like a misdemeanor. Typically, you don't get arrested for a misdemeanor. You surely do not get locked in cages with dozens or hundreds of other people "until further notice". People have rights; Even if they aren't American citizens they still have the same rights as American citizens because US law applies. It's not even open to discussion.

Imagine this... You get pulled over for speeding and they discover you do not have a license plate on your car. Normally you would get a ticket but instead they arrest you. They don't take you to jail, but isntead lock you up in a fenced in pen with thirty other people, you have one toliet, no showers, and you get fed once a day. You do get to see your attorney, and you remain in this "jail" until the judge can see you - which might take weeks or months.

This is illegal. It's un-American.

In the past, we detained people, gave them a court summons, and then let them go about their business. It's very similar to what happens when we get a speeding ticket. There is no need to lock these people up. Locking them up creates all kinds of problems - housing, clothing, feeding them, legal rights.... We need to go back to what we were doing before. Instead, we are building internment camps. We did this before and history judged us badly for it.

The current administration is unable to deal with this.