This is a sympathetic news report implying immigration enforcement is unjust.
The family is in the U.S. illegally; he has three DUI offenses and was deported in 2009; they returned anyway in 2010. Having lived here for decades, the story implies she has not learned to speak English. 3 of the 4 kids also came to the U.S., illegally, says the report.
This article is baffling – and implies there should be no rules on immigration because it’s a sad story. Or something. The implication is that anyone who entered the U.S. illegally should be permitted to stay – even if they committed offenses and were previously deported.
This story is confusing and unclear what it is trying to accomplish.
As I have written elsewhere, I view ICE enforcement as heavy handed and much of it unnecessary. On the other hand, there should be consequences for entering a country and staying without permission. Those consequences could vary considerably including a path to legal status after perhaps agreeing to a penalty for staying in the country without permission. Currently, our media’s approach is that if you enter the country legally on a valid visa and overstay that visa, you should be allowed to stay in the U.S. forever – thus, no consequences for staying without permission. That is, in effect, open borders, which does not seem right either.
The U.S. under prior administrations permitted this situation to develop over decades. The current administration’s approach seems messy, heavy handed, and often unnecessarily cruel. There needs to be another way.
A U.S. citizen who stays in most other countries without permission is subject to being detained and/or deported from that country.
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