Deterrence and punishment is how the American immigration enforcement system was designed to work, as @AliciaMenendez and I discussed Saturday night. Rolling back Trump’s policies alone will not stop that.
This excellent @nytopinion piece from @jeanguerre makes that clear, and asks a critical question about what President Biden can and should do for families whose lives were upended before Trump separations put immigration enforcement in a massive spotlight. nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opi…
Another must-read: @FelipeDLH argues that President Biden's proposed "virtual" border controls should receive as much scrutiny, if not more, than Trump's "big, beautiful" steel bollards. thenation.com/article/politi…
Here's @julito77 on gap between perception and reality when it comes to Dems: "Biden’s decision to use part of his political capital on immigration may seem bold to some, but... [we] have seen promises erased by waves of deportations and more enforcement." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
Days before Trump was inaugurated in 2017 we ran this report to show that, throughout previous administrations, the mass deportations he had promised were *already* happening. msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa…
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