If I understand the expressed rationale of the Trump Administration for stripping children away from their parents, it is because the parents broke the law and that's that. You can't break the law and expect to keep your kids. We obviously follow this procedure when we are talking about violent felons. You wouldn't want someone convicted of negligent manslaughter to retain custody of kids.
The idea that refugees fleeing violence in Central America are somehow the same as violent felons is thin soup. You have to question whether they believe their own bullshit. Especially because this same administration is complaining about the legal consequences that are befalling people like Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, George Papadopolous, Rick Gates and Alexander van der Zwaan. Clearly, the overall position of this administration is that some laws apply to brown people and most laws don't apply to rich white people.
Nixon ran as the "Law and Order" President, which clearly meant suppressing black and youth protest, as he was the most corrupt president we've had. Until now.
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