Emotions are understandably running high over the situation at our southern border. And that makes it even more important to understand what’s actually happening there.
Thread. Thread. Thread. https://t.co/phXd5qNlu7
— Sarah (@mamaswati) June 18, 2018
What’s happening is not as cut-and-dry as some people are making it out to be. Attorney and conservative blogger Gabriel Malor attempted to break it down:
Is family separation terrible? Yes, it is.
Does the Trump administration have a blanket policy of separating families? No, it does not.
Adults caught crossing *illegally* with their children are being separated.
Those who show up at a port of entry to seek asylum are not.— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
Details matter, and from what I can see people are playing very fast and loose with the details.
Trump's policy is 100% prosecution for those caught crossing illegally.
Showing up at a port of entry asking for admittance to seek asylum is not illegal, however. https://t.co/Ji7p7gyhiL
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
Trump's 100% prosecution policy for illegal border crossers is where the family separation comes from.
Port of entry parolees or admits w/referral to removal proceedings are not resulting in family separation.
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
You're buying their spin. It's more lies to cover up the immoral cruelty of what is actually happening: there are countless testimonials, reports, and eye witness accounts of Border Officials arresting asylum seeking families & imposing separation. https://t.co/gS7OGHDEkd
— James R. Dissent (@JamesDissent) June 18, 2018
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You've conflated those who cross the border illegally and then seek asylum with those who appear at a port of entry and ask for admittance to seek asylum. Two different groups, and they're subject to different immigration processes. https://t.co/6cgvRJiFEb
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
Lots of people are just lazy about this and shorthanding the description of these migrants as "asylum-seekers." That's partially accurate, but incomplete.
The ones subject to family separation are those who crossed illegally and only sought asylum when they got caught.
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
That's a distinct group, subject to different immigration and criminal laws, than the group of asylum-seekers who show up at a port of entry and seek admittance.
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
An example of asylum-seekers who showed up at a port of entry and sought admittance for the purpose of seeking asylum would be those folks who were part of the big "caravan" in April and May.
They were allowed entry without family separation. See, e.g., https://t.co/G5se9UN0tq
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
— 22, a million (@hammondsongs) June 18, 2018
That's not the same separation policy. Children will still be separated at ports of entry if there's other indications of suspicion, like the parent isn't really a parent or there's a different lurking criminal issue.
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
That is not the experience being had by people on the ground, as documented by Texas Monthly. https://t.co/1pWxXm332H
— Kris Sargent, MD (@sargent_kris) June 18, 2018
I'm sorry, did you read this article? It confirms my tweets.
"So if you cross any other way besides the bridge, we’re prosecuting you."
They're well aware of the distinction bw illegal border crossers and those who seek admittance at a POE.
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
"Everybody we’ve talked to who’s been prosecuted or separated has crossed the river without a visa."
This is precisely what I wrote about.
— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018
Finding the situation heartbreaking doesn’t negate the importance of understanding the situation.
Thread. Moral indignation is not an excuse for getting the facts wrong. https://t.co/VqPBjgw49u
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 18, 2018
Exactly.
Sorry Gabe, by pointing out the facts you are basically becoming an apologist for evil on par with the Nazis. Please only tweet about this subject in all caps.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) June 18, 2018
Heh.
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