Trump's Hard Line on Immigration

[Black Orchid]

Donald Trump dug in his heels over a controversial "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has seen thousands of children forcibly separated from their parents at the Mexican border.

Mr Trump pointed to Europe, which he said had become a "migrant camp," and said that would not happen to the United States under his leadership.

Speaking at the White House the US president said: "The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility. You look at what's happening in Europe, and in other places, we cannot allow that to happen. Not on my watch."

Mr Trump spoke amid an uproar among Democrats and Republicans as images of children being held in wire mesh cages, and toddlers crying as they were separated from their mothers, emerged from the border.

The president said criminals were using children like a "Trojan horse" to get into America, that "a county without borders is not a country at all," and that people coming in were bringing "death and destruction".

Criticising the more open immigration policies of his European Nato allies Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: "Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!"

He specifically mentioned Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, falsely suggesting "crime in Germany is way up" and immigration was why "the people of Germany are turning against their leadership".

Mr Trump went on to attack Democrats in Congress, blaming them for the separation of families at the border because they had created "horrible laws" and had been "weak and ineffective". The "zero-tolerance" policy was introduced by Jeff Sessions, Mr Trump's attorney general, in April.

It means all adults caught crossing the border illegally are detained and prosecuted, rather than being released while they await proceedings. Their children are removed and held in separate facilities.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... detention/

Totally agree with Trump. If people choose to cross borders into other countries illegally expect to be detained. Don't expect to be immediately welcomed and then released to run free.

Labelling it as child abuse is just leftie progressive propaganda. There are over 11 million illegals in the US already. That's half the population of Australia.

Open borders are not a solution to anything. Close the borders and look after your own first. The US dished out over $40 billion in foreign aid last year.

[Super Nova]

The parents are putting their kids at risk and have been using them to "use a loophole" as i understand it.

Tough on kids but Trump is right.... but appears heartless in the leftist media.

[sprintcyclist]

Donald Trump dug in his heels over a controversial "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has seen thousands of children forcibly separated from their parents at the Mexican border.

Mr Trump pointed to Europe, which he said had become a "migrant camp," and said that would not happen to the United States under his leadership.

Speaking at the White House the US president said: "The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility. You look at what's happening in Europe, and in other places, we cannot allow that to happen. Not on my watch."

Mr Trump spoke amid an uproar among Democrats and Republicans as images of children being held in wire mesh cages, and toddlers crying as they were separated from their mothers, emerged from the border.

The president said criminals were using children like a "Trojan horse" to get into America, that "a county without borders is not a country at all," and that people coming in were bringing "death and destruction".

Criticising the more open immigration policies of his European Nato allies Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: "Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!"

He specifically mentioned Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, falsely suggesting "crime in Germany is way up" and immigration was why "the people of Germany are turning against their leadership".

Mr Trump went on to attack Democrats in Congress, blaming them for the separation of families at the border because they had created "horrible laws" and had been "weak and ineffective". The "zero-tolerance" policy was introduced by Jeff Sessions, Mr Trump's attorney general, in April.

It means all adults caught crossing the border illegally are detained and prosecuted, rather than being released while they await proceedings. Their children are removed and held in separate facilities.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... detention/

Totally agree with Trump. If people choose to cross borders into other countries illegally expect to be detained. Don't expect to be immediately welcomed and then released to run free.

Labelling it as child abuse is just leftie progressive propaganda. There are over 11 million illegals in the US already. That's half the population of Australia.

Open borders are not a solution to anything. Close the borders and look after your own first. The US dished out over $40 billion in foreign aid last year.

I agree, it is a challenging situation. Acting 'softly' will ensure the illegals will flood in.

[Black Orchid]

Imagine if we shared a border with Indonesia instead of a body of water? UGH!!

[Gordon]

Imagine if we shared a border with Indonesia instead of a body of water? UGH!!

We'd be eating satay for breakfast

[BigP]

Imagine if we shared a border with Indonesia instead of a body of water? UGH!!

We'd be eating satay for breakfast

And 20 dollar hookers comin outta yur ears

[Black Orchid]

Imagine if we shared a border with Indonesia instead of a body of water? UGH!!

We'd be eating satay for breakfast

And 20 dollar hookers comin outta yur ears

Isn't that the case already?

[BigP]

Imagine if we shared a border with Indonesia instead of a body of water? UGH!!

We'd be eating satay for breakfast

And 20 dollar hookers comin outta yur ears

Isn't that the case already?

They are a little more expensive in NZ,, Not that I have ever used the services they provide lol

[Black Orchid]

Well I have no idea what they cost here but I know there is an over abundance of Asian facilities disguised as massage therapy lol

[cods]

hes changed his mind.... I dont think it was a good idea, its the children that suffered not the parents....

he took the attention away from, what the parents were doing putting their kids in terrible danger,

and if they did succeed in getting through they would live a life of fear of being discovered.....