re: #86 danarchy

They are splitting hairs. Crossing the border anywhere that isn’t a port of entry is illegal. It doesn’t matter if you are undocumented, asylum seeking, or a US citizen. Even if you are seeking asylum it is still illegal to cross and if they choose to prosecute you may get a fine and a few days in jail after which you could pursue your asylum claim.

The difference now is that the administration is choosing to prosecute every instance of illegal crossing as stupid and counterproductive as that may be.

That is what I yesterday called Nielsen’s dancing on a pinhead explanation for why it isn’t policy to separate families. Do it “legally” and there is no policy.

Do it “criminally” and you are treated as a criminal and the separation occurs.

Add in the trick that many can’t use the border crossing point to do it legally and more and more get to be labeled criminal.

Pretty sure now who the real criminals are. Trump, Nielsen, Sessions, Miller, etc.