Re: “Obviously you are not familiar with US immigration law or very misinformed.”
I was quoting U.S. Senate testimony from the Great Immigration Debate of 2005-2007.
Has the law been changed? Not that I am aware of.
What percentage of first time border jumpers - without any other aggravating circumstances - are being criminally prosecuted by the Trump Administration?
My estimate?
Zero.
Please provide a link if you claim that is not correct.
here is the law
18 usc 1325
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325
1325 has history going back to 1929 and included in the walther- mcarren immigration act that went into effect in 1952
debate 2020
https://time.com/5615757/section-1325-immigration-law-2020-debate/
they admit it is a criminal offense and some ask to repeal
https://cliniclegal.org/resources/attorney-general-calls-increased-prosecution-immigration-related-offenses
https://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/immigration/monthlyapr19/fil/
as far as statistics, priorities and resources are best used where they are the most efficient.there is a difference between claiming a law says something and how it is actually enforced or not. 150 billion dollars that went to iran could have prosecuted every 1325 for years and deterred hundreds of thousands from trying...