As Illegals Flood the Border, Attorney General Sessions Gives Them the Bad News
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Tensions have increased at the southern border as a caravan of migrants seeks entry into the United States. As liberal activists fight to aid these illegal aliens, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a statement. His announcement has liberals and illegals weeping.
After a year and a half of Donald Trump’s presidency, the southern border is still a major issue. The president has made good on many of his promises. Taxes are cut. Regulations have been slashed. Businesses are coming back. Unemployment is down. Yet the crisis at the border remains.
You have Democrats to thank for that. While Trump and many Republicans fight to secure our border, liberals obstruct. It’s clear they want an open border for illegal aliens. For years, Democrats have exploited illegal immigration. They turned a blind eye, hoping illegals would support them politically. It’s created nothing short of a disaster.
Early in Trump’s presidency, it looked like things were improving. Attempts to cross the southern border were down. Border Patrol was doing an excellent job. Many would-be illegals weren’t even trying. But after recent months of a slow-walked border wall, it seems illegals — and their activist supporters — have gotten much bolder.
We learned of a large caravan of people pushing their way towards the border. Despite warnings from the President himself, these people continued to make their way through South America. Mexico did nothing to stop them. Illegal immigration advocates aided this group, promising they would be able to enter the United States.
Now, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made an announcement. He has made it clear that the Department of Homeland Security has a “zero-tolerance” policy towards illegals. Anyone caught trying to enter will be fully prosecuted by the Justice Department. And those liberals who help them? They’re in big trouble too.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that the Department of Homeland Security will refer anyone caught entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico to the Justice Department for prosecution.
“If you cross the border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple,” Sessions said. “If you smuggle illegal aliens across our border, then we will prosecute you. If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child may be separated from you as required by law.”
Sessions’ so-called “zero tolerance policy” raises the possibility that immigration authorities could separate parents from their children whenever a family is apprehended attempting to cross the border. The Wall Street Journal, citing the Department of Health and Human Services, reported earlier Monday that 700 children had been separated from their families since October of last year. [Source: Fox News]
On paper, it sounds like a harsh policy, but it must be done. If we don’t secure our borders, then all hell will break loose. Already, we’ve seen a massive caravan force its way toward the border. They had the audacity to push through numerous countries, expecting to enter the U.S., no questions asked. What would happen if they were let in — regardless of our laws?
Many more would follow. Much like the migrant crisis in Italy, Germany, and other European nations, we’d see thousands of people flooding the border openly. These wouldn’t just be innocent families seeking a new life. Among the many refugees would be fugitives from justice, cartel members, and terrorists.
Sessions is taking a tough stance because the opposition is so fierce. Liberals in the United States continue to break the law. They ignore the federal government’s immigration laws. They welcome illegals and hide them from prosecution. Its clear Democrats don’t care about the welfare of American citizens or the very laws of our country. They put outsiders, non-citizens, ahead of everyone else.
The Attorney General made it clear that any “bleeding heart” advocate that helps illegals will receive the same prosecution.
The attorney general added that making false statements to an immigration officer, filing a fraudulent asylum claim or helping others do so would be prosecuted as felonies. [Source: Fox News]
“We’re here to send a message to the world that we are not going to let the country be overwhelmed,” Sessions said. “People are not going to caravan or otherwise stampede our border. We need legality and integrity in our immigration system.”
Tough words. But after all that, there will still be many migrants trying to enter the border. We can tell them not too until we’re blue in the face. They will still keep coming. The left has made our laws and borders a joke. That’s why Sessions also sent 35 attorneys to aid in the prosecution of illegals, along with 18 judges to clear a backlog of asylum claims. He’s putting his money where his mouth is. Still, illegals will come until the border wall is up.