How Trump’s Threat to Separate Mothers and Children Deterred Migration (READ THIS)

The Wire ^ | April 14, 2017 | Julia Edwards Ainsley, Reuters

[2ndDivisionVet]

President Donald Trump has won the first major battle in his war on illegal immigration and he did it without building his wall.

The victory was announced last week by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which released figures showing a 93% drop since December of parents and children caught trying to cross the Mexico border illegally.

In December, 16,000 parents and children were apprehended; in March, a month in which immigration typically increases because of temperate weather, the number was just over 1,100.

It was a remarkable decline – steeper than the 72% drop in overall apprehensions – but for eight DHS officials interviewed by Reuters it was not surprising.

Trump has spoken about the need to crack down broadly on all illegal immigrants. But, internally, according to the DHS officials familiar with the department’s strategy, his administration has focused on one immigrant group more than others: women with children, the fastest growing demographic of illegal immigrants. This planning has not been previously reported.

In the months since Trump‘s inauguration, DHS has rolled out a range of policies aimed at discouraging women from attempting to cross the border, including tougher initial hurdles for asylum claims and the threat of prosecuting parents if they hire smugglers to get their families across the border.

The department has also floated proposals such as separating women and children at the border....

[2ndDivisionVet]

And it didn't cost a dime.

[knarf]

"This planning has not been previously reported."

As promised .... the element of surprise.

"No .... no ... I don't think I WILL tell you what I'm going to do"

[Vendome]

[JohnG45]

For God’s sake, what in the hell are you people doing up at this hour of the morning?

[Boomer]

And all it took was the will to enforce our laws seriously and not look for ways to bypass them.

What a concept!

Our own government and Presidents have been working against us for decades; at least 50 but maybe 60 years now.

Imagine what America would look like with controlled immigration from all countries and not just a few with uncontrolled illegal immigration!

[WMarshal]

Fighting international communism is a 24x7x365 effort.

[knarf]

Uhhh ... reading FreeRepublic?

Just like you ?

[Yosemitest]

He don't have to separate them.
He can send them BOTH back to the country that the mother is a citizen of.
There's no requirement for the baby to stay in this country.

[Does so]

Fighting international communism American Bolsheviks is a 24x7x365 effort.

[hal ogen]

LIBS are self-loathing lunatics. Kick all these illegal alien invaders (and their spawn) OUT! I admit I do find these purported heart-rending stories amusing.

[bethelgrad]

Some of us are overseas and appreciate the activity

[WildHighlander57]

Yosemitest wrote:

“He don’t have to separate them.
He can send them BOTH back to the country that the mother is a citizen of.
There’s no requirement for the baby to stay in this country.”

I agree about sending both back.

Even if the kid was born here, he or she is still under age, and in their parents care, so goes back with them.

If the kid wasn’t born here, and was brought here by the patents, same thing applies; both Bo back.

[Original Lurker]

Cut off the welfare.
Put the screws to people who hire illegals.

IMHO, illegals have skewed economic data to the point statistics are nothing but BS.

[petercooper]

WIN!

[Lopeover]

Build the wall. Trump won’t be President forever.

[Mamzelle]

I get particularly angry thinking about how W and the Bushes were always shafting us.

[Mamzelle]

Now I want the employers of illegals to be charged. Make an example of a few in every community. If you want to start with the Bush family in Texas—that’d be just fine with me.

[SkyPilot]

The women coming over to whelp their little bundle of joy anchor babies, and the ones dragging the rest over the border are doing so for economic reasons. The economic angle includes collecting very generous medical, housing, and welfare benefts, paid for by the US taxpayers.

[SkyPilot]

The Bush family was never, ever interested in tackling illegal immigation. One of the primary reasons was because of Columba Garnica Gallo-Bush, the woman who married Jeb. She was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Not only was she very vocal within the family regarding illegal immigration, she was reported to be extremely influential with the family.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Garnica Gallo-Bush, the woman who married Jeb. She was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico...Not only was she very vocal within the family regarding illegal immigration, she was reported to be extremely influential with the family.

Get her out.