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There is a lot of misinformation about this issue.

Parents were separated from their children under Obama, Bush Jr., and Clinton, however Trump's zero tolerance policy effectively resulted in this happening more frequently. In fact, many of the pictures and videos published by the MSM are from when Obama was in office, but are being misrepresented to be more recent.

The fact of the matter is, the people who brought their children over the border broke the law, the punishment of which is up to 6 months in jail. In any civilized nation, when a parent goes to jail (or is arrested for breaking the law, and is taken to jail pending trial), their children do not go to jail with them. Also, the trip from Mexico over the US border to "civilization" is very dangerous, and often results in death -- the child is in no position to consent to taking this kind of risks, nor are they in a position to understand the risks and even attempt to protest taking the risks, and as such, there is an argument the parents should have their children taken away for putting their lives at risk alone.   
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I agree that what is shown in the news are staged since I saw evidences of that, but I also saw a post somewhere where the journalists took pictures of the area where the kids are being detained. Well, foreigners can't do anything about that. I support Trump leaving the Human Rights council, but I hope they just don't let them in instead of keeping them.

Have you heard that children were separated from their parents under Obama & Clinton? Then, you need a little Facts vs Myths lesson. Michelle Martin, PhD Cal State Fullerton summed up the most important FACTS:

There is so much misinformation out there about the Trump administration's new "zero tolerance" policy that requires criminal prosecution, which then warrants the separating of parents and children at the border. Before responding to a post defending this policy, please do your research...As a professor at a local Cal State, I research and write about these issues, so here, I'll make it easier for you:

Myth: This is not a new policy and was practiced under Obama and Clinton - FALSE. The policy to separate parents and children is new and was instituted on 4/6/2018. It was the brainchild of John Kelly and Stephen Miller to serve as a deterrent for undocumented immigration, approved by Trump, and adopted by Sessions. Prior administrations detained migrant families, but didn’t have a practice of forcibly separating parents from their children unless the adults were deemed unfit. https://www.justice.gov/…/press-rele…/file/1049751/download…

Myth: This is the only way to deter undocumented immigration - FALSE. Annual trends show that arrests for undocumented entry are at a 46 year low, and undocumented crossings dropped in 2007, with a net loss (more people leaving than arriving). Deportations have increased steadily though (spiking in 1996 and more recently), because several laws that were passed since 1996 have made it legally more difficult to gain legal status for people already here, and thus increased their deportations (I address this later under the myth that it's the Democrats' fault). What we mostly have now are people crossing the border illegally because they've already been hired by a US company, or because they are seeking political asylum. Economic migrants come to this country because our country has kept the demand going. But again, many of these people impacted by Trump's "zero tolerance" policy appear to be political asylum-seekers. https://www.npr.org/…/arrests-for-illegal-border-crossings-…

Myth: Most of the people coming across the border are just trying to take advantage of our country by taking our jobs - FALSE. Most of the parents who have been impacted by Trump's "zero tolerance" policy have presented themselves as political asylum-seekers at a U.S. port-of-entry, from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Rather than processing their claims, they have been taken into custody on the spot and had their children ripped from their arms. The ACLU alleges that this practice violates the Asylum Act, and the UN asserts that it violates the UN Treaty on the State of Refugees, one of the few treaties the US has ratified. This is an illegal act on the part of the United States government, not to mention morally and ethically reprehensible. https://www.nytimes.com/…/meatpackers-profits-hinge-on-pool…

Myth: We're a country that respects the Rule of Law, and if people break the law, this is what they get - FALSE. We are a country that has an above-ground system of immigration and an underground system. Our government (under both parties) has always been aware that US companies recruit workers in the poorest parts of Mexico for cheap labor, and ICE (and its predecessor INS) has looked the other way because this underground economy benefits our country to the tune of billions of dollars annually. Thus, even though the majority of people crossing the border now are asylum-seekers, those who are economic migrants (migrant workers) likely have been recruited here to do jobs Americans will not do. https://www.upi.com/…/Donald-Trumps-wall-ign…/2621477498203/

Myth: The children have to be separated from their parents because there parents must be arrested and it would be cruel to put children in jail with their parents - FALSE. First, in the case of economic migrants crossing the border illegally, criminal prosecution has not been the legal norm, and families have been kept together at all cost. Also, crossing the border without documentation is a typically a misdemeanor not requiring arrest, but rather a civil proceeding. Additionally, parents who have been detained have historically been detained with their children in ICE "family residential centers," again, for civil processing. The Trump administration's shift in policy is for political purposes only, not legal ones. See p. 18: https://www.aclu.org/…/ms-l-v-ice-plaintiffs-opposition-def…

Myth: We have rampant fraud in our asylum process the proof of which is the significant increase we have in the number of people applying for asylum. FALSE. The increase in asylum seekers is a direct result of the increase in civil conflict and violence across the globe. While some people may believe that we shouldn't allow any refugees into our country because "it's not our problem," neither our current asylum law, nor our ideological foundation as a country support such an isolationist approach. There is very little evidence to support Sessions' claim that abuse of our asylum-seeking policies is rampant. Also, what Sessions failed to mention is that the majority of asylum seekers are from China, not South of the border. Here is a very fair and balanced assessment of his statements: http://www.politifact.com/…/jeff-sessions-claim-about-asyl…/

Myth: The Democrats caused this, "it's their law." FALSE. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats caused this, the Trump administration did (although the Republicans could fix this today, and have refused). I believe what this myth refers to is the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which were both passed under Clinton in 1996. These laws essentially made unauthorized entry into the US a crime (typically a misdemeanor for first-time offenders), but under both Republicans and Democrats, these cases were handled through civil deportation proceedings, not a criminal proceeding, which did not require separation. And again, even in cases where detainment was required, families were always kept together in family residential centers, unless the parents were deemed unfit (as mentioned above). Thus, Trump's assertion that he hates this policy but has no choice but to separate the parents from their children, because the Democrats "gave us this law" is false and nothing more than propaganda designed to compel negotiation on bad policy. https://www.independent.co.uk/…/trump-democrats-us-border-m…

Myth: The parents and children will be reunited shortly, once the parents' court cases are finalized. FALSE. Criminal court is a vastly different beast than civil court proceedings. Also, the children are being processed as unaccompanied minors ("unaccompanied alien children"), which typically means they are sent into the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS). Under normal circumstances when a child enters the country without his or her parent, ORR attempts to locate a family member within a few weeks, and the child is then released to a family member, or if a family member cannot be located, the child is placed in a residential center (anywhere in the country), or in some cases, foster care. Prior to Trump's new policy, ORR was operating at 95% capacity, and they simply cannot effectively manage the influx of 2000+ children, some as young as 4 months. Also, keep in mind, these are not unaccompanied minor children, they have parents. There is great legal ambiguity on how and even whether the parents will get their children back because we are in uncharted territory right now. According to the ACLU lawsuit (see below), there is currently no easy vehicle for reuniting parents with their children. Additionally, according to a May 2018 report, numerous cases of verbal, physical and sexual abuse were found to have occurred in these residential centers. https://www.aclu.org/…/aclu-obtains-documents-showing-wides…

Myth: This policy is legal. LIKELY FALSE. The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on 5/6/18, and a recent court ruling denied the government's motion to dismiss the suit. The judge deciding the case stated that the Trump Administration policy is "brutal, offensive, and fails to comport with traditional notions of fair play and decency." The case is moving forward because it was deemed to have legal merit. https://www.bloomberg.com/…/aclu-suit-over-child-separation…

Quoted from: https://web.facebook.com/thekarenbrown/posts/10215764784460167
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Power is in the majority says politician but the majority says Power is in the position of a politician and that's how they gain authority.

Media is trying to brainwash people, and that is where the virus came from,  people become as puppets.

 I don't doubt in the future that there would be world war III, leaders will train armies to fight for their wants not to defend their own country and share peace.

Corruption overloaded. 
F**k bias media/journalist.

#TheReality-Realtalk.
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The USA as been holding children for many many years but you all blame trumps  ..
Now can you not see how easy your minds are tricked by the MEDIA  Roll Eyes

They are controlling how your minds work  and your all falling for it well not all BUT many billions  Roll Eyes..
SO WAKE THE FUCK UP   ..STUPID HUMANS     they want you as the money slaves to feed them Wink..




I am glad you keep up the good fight. I wish I had as much time I used to have here in the past (check my sig). Stupid humans need you becoming less stupid. I don't know if this is possible, but it is never a waste of time pushing toward the LIGHT. They will follow.

Stay safe!
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Trying to do me bit for others ..Very hard to fight people who have loads of monies at disposal   easy pay people to do stuffs BUT sometimes even
monies wont save your ass ..And i thinks it's this time don't you sir?..

Take it easy and i hope you prosper in life   keep the fight even if in your mind ..
Don't want you to loose your job because of some   WELL YOU KNOW ..

Once your own boss say what you like      who can sack you?..
Also never show your face    TO many crazy nuts     TV MEDIA   as sent the humans mad Cheesy
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The USA as been holding children for many many years but you all blame trumps  ..
Now can you not see how easy your minds are tricked by the MEDIA  Roll Eyes

They are controlling how your minds work  and your all falling for it well not all BUT many billions  Roll Eyes..
SO WAKE THE FUCK UP   ..STUPID HUMANS     they want you as the money slaves to feed them Wink..




I am glad you keep up the good fight. I wish I had as much time I used to have here in the past (check my sig). Stupid humans need you becoming less stupid. I don't know if this is possible, but it is never a waste of time pushing toward the LIGHT. They will follow.

Stay safe!
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legendary
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The USA as been holding children for many many years but you all blame trumps  ..
Now can you not see how easy your minds are tricked by the MEDIA  Roll Eyes

They are controlling how your minds work  and your all falling for it well not all BUT many billions  Roll Eyes..
SO WAKE THE FUCK UP   ..STUPID HUMANS     they want you as the money slaves to feed them Wink..

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