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This 2018 article explains that under Trump's first term in office, he separated thousands of children from their families. quote Why the US is separating migrant children from their parents 15 June 2018 The number of people trying to cross into the US has risen sharply recently US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has defended the separation of migrant children from their parents at the border with Mexico, a measure that has faced increasing criticism. The "zero-tolerance" policy he announced last month sees adults who try to cross the border, many planning to seek asylum, being placed in custody and facing criminal prosecution for illegal entry. As a result, hundreds of minors are now being housed in detention centres, and kept away from their parents. What is happening? Over a recent six-week period, nearly 2,000 children were separated from their parents after illegally crossing the border, figures released on Friday said. Mr Sessions said those entering the US irregularly would be criminally prosecuted, a change to a long-standing policy of charging most of those crossing for the first time with a misdemeanour offence. As the adults are being charged with a crime, the children that come with them are being separated and deemed unaccompanied minors. Advocates of separations point out that hundreds of children are taken from parents who commit crimes in the US on a daily basis. As such, they are placed in custody of the Department of Health and Human Services and sent to a relative, foster home or a shelter - officials at those places are said to be already running out of space to house them. Many of the families fled violence in their countries and planned to seek asylum in the US In recent days, a former Walmart in Texas has been converted into a detention centre for immigrant children. Officials have also announced plans to erect tent cities to hold hundreds more children in the Texas desert where temperatures regularly reach 40C (105F). Local lawmaker Jose Rodriguez described the plan as "totally inhumane" and "outrageous", adding: "It should be condemned by anyone who has a moral sense of responsibility." US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials estimate that around 1,500 people are arrested each day for illegally crossing the border. Migrant boys detained in a former Walmart in Texas In the first two weeks of the "zero-tolerance" new approach, 658 minors - including many babies and toddlers - were separated from the adults that came with them, according to the CBP. The practice, however, was apparently happening way before that, with reports saying more than 700 families had been affected between October and April. Not only the families crossing irregularly are being targeted, activists who work at the border say, but also those presenting themselves at a port of entry. "This is really extreme, it's nothing like we have seen before," said Michelle Brané, director of Migrant Rights and Justice at the Women's Refugee Commission, a New York-based non-governmental organisation that is helping some of these people. In many of the cases, the families have already been reunited, after the parent was released from detention. However, there are reports of people being kept apart for weeks and even months. Family separations had been reported in previous administrations but campaigners say the numbers then were very small. Whose fault is it? Mr Trump has blamed Democrats for the policy, saying "we have to break up the families" because of a law that "Democrats gave us". It is unclear what law he is referring to, but no law has been passed by the US Congress that mandates that migrant families be separated. Fact-checkers say that the only thing that has changed is the Justice Department's decision to criminally prosecute parents for a first-time border crossing offence. Because their children are not charged with a crime, they are not permitted to be jailed together. unquote Why the US is separating migrant children from their parents

In addition to seizing and deporting thousands of people who are not a danger, we now find out that Trump has expanded his efforts to deport people who were granted legal status to be in the country. quote As Trump pledges mass deportation, he’s creating more undocumented people More than 1 million people who were granted legal entry to the country under different programs are now considered here illegally by the Trump administration. Flo, 31, had gone from a bleak future in Haiti to hope for a new life; she had landed a cashier’s job in her new city of Miami after coming to the country legally with a sponsor. Then, President Donald Trump declared that she and more than 1 million other people did not have legal permission to stay in the country. Trump, seeking to go down in history as the president who carried out the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, deemed that the Biden administration program that allowed Flo and hundreds of thousands of others to legally enter the U.S was actually illegal. Flo asked not to use her full name because of fear of being targeted for deportation. Trump has pledged to clear the country of people who are illegally here, but the new criteria is expected to significantly expand the pool of undocumented immigrants. “If you’re looking for the definition of ‘self-fulling prophesy,’ look no further than Trump’s stream of policies that intentionally take legal status away from people so they go from being documented, to undocumented and then are fair game for being deported,” said Angela Kelley, an adviser at the American Immigration Lawyers Association and a former senior adviser on immigration for the Department of Homeland Security under the Biden administration. unquote How Trump’s deportation pledge is creating more undocumented immigrants

Nonsense. I never condoned criminal behavior. I just see people who are desperate to save their families and escape poverty and criminal gangs in central America as understandable. I believe many of them have been working in the farming industry, restaurants, and hotels, etc. to feed their families. Many are not criminals other than they came to America to try to save their families. In the circumstances they came, I don't see that as a crime. It is fascist to treat them like normal criminals. I have changed my views on this recently since I see what is going on and how they are being treated by masked men. There needs to be more empathy for people who are really trying to do their best to help themselves and their families and not treat them like scum and bad criminals for political gain.

I am not talking about changing any laws. There are already laws and Constitutional rights. The subject is not to change the law. The subject is the Trump and his team are ignoring the Constitution, laws, and due process in order to meet his promised quota of deporting undocumented migrants. His has no respect for human rights. That has been made clear. I have not been a Democratic supporter but I believe most Democrats would respect human rights far more what is happening now. Of course what is happening is unethical and just plain wrong. Gangs of masked men without any ID shown are going around seizing people and deporting them. Get off your high horse for a change and accept the truth.

Avgain you are talking only about Garcia. I was referring several hundred who knowingly were sent to the notorious prison.

The strange thing is we have annual remembrances for the 14 women murdered and 14 other people injured at École Polytechnique in Montreal, QC December 6, 1989, in the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history. I am not sure if more people were murdered by the fake police officer in Nova Scotia a few years ago. They were both terrible massacres. The Air India bombing was far worse, but little is said about the massacre of 329 people, of which 268 are Canadians. Today is the 40th anniversary of the Air India bombing. How much are we hearing on the news?

Sending people to torture and death prison where human rights violations is the normal speaks for itself. That you defend that speaks for itself.

That was the Air India bombing over the Atlantic that killed 329 people onboard of which 268 were Canadian citizens. The court cases that followed over the next 20 or 25 years were a disaster as well and the authorities such as CSIS bungled it big time. "In the aftermath of the attack, only one person, Inderjit Singh Reyat, was convicted of perjury and sentenced to nine years. He apparently got out on parole after serving two-thirds of his sentence. The other suspects were acquitted. CSIS reportedly destroyed all the wire-tap evidence, fearing that the police would leak some names to the public. So nobody was actually convicted for the bombing. Only 29 per cent of Canadians can report accurately that nobody was convicted; in 2023, when pollsters asked the same question, 34 per cent knew the truth." Majority of Canadians say Air India bombing not treated like national tragedy: poll Air India bomb maker to serve longest perjury sentence | CBC News So those who were behind this tragedy were never brought to justice for the death of 329 people including 268 Canadians onboard the flight.

So they brought one guy back that we know of because his case was a major continuous news story and received a lot of attention. He was sent there illegally in the first place. The fact is Trump sent hundreds of migrants to the CECOT prison. There is no sign of them being brought back. Trump sent hundreds to a death trap. Why don't you be honest?? quote Inside the El Salvador mega-prison where Trump is sending hundreds of immigrants Inmates are kept in cells with scores of others and denied access to visitors and recreation. US deports over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite court ban El Salvador's mega-prison, the centerpiece of its controversial anti-crime strategy, has become the latest holding ground for US deportees. Hundreds of immigrants, alleged by US authorities to be members of Venezuela's notorious Tren de Aragua gang, were transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) on Sunday. This move comes as part of a $6 million agreement between the Trump administration and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, providing the US with a year's worth of detention services. The CECOT, opened in 2023, stands as a stark symbol of Bukele's iron-fisted approach to crime. Within its walls, inmates are denied access to visitation, recreation, and education. The transfer of the immigrants to the facility occurred despite a federal judge's order temporarily halting deportations under an 18th-century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members. unquote CECOT: Trump has sent hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador mega-prison. This is what it’s like | The Independent

Yea that's your usual response to anyone that disagrees. That tells it all.

Wow, it is so obvious he violated many people's human rights in sending many people to a infamous torture/death prison in El Salvador and you totally ignore that and claim he isn't violating people's rights. Wow is all I can say. I wouldn't trust anybody who claimed that was not a violation of human rights. There were no trials. People were arrested based on things like tatoos or just the fact they were undocumented migrants and maybe dressed strange and associated with questionable characters or had no job or even worked in a job. On that basis they were just deported there. That is no due process at all. It is a complete lack of respect for human rights and laws. It is based on racism and politics to meet a deportation quota to appease his MAGA base.

So you're rationale here is that committing a criminal act reliquishes someone's legal rights? But now here you're admitting the reality that committing a crime does not relinquish one's legal rights. Instead you're resorting back your other flawed rationale that only US citizens have legal rights in the US, which I've already demonstated to be false. Taxme has a history of anti-Israel anti-Semitic posts. So of course he thinks undocumented migrants have no rights. He doesn't even believe the Hamas attack on Oct. 7th happened and rejects any news reports that go against his Nazi ideology.

Trump doesn't always follow the law. That has been well reported in the news. He also illegally sent people to the dangerous and harmful CECOT prison in El Salvador. That is a serious violation of human rights. So no Trump goes against human rights and due process. It is dumb to claim he enforces the law. This is what a law school says: quote Legal Rights of Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S. Are undocumented immigrants treated the same under the law as lawful residents of the U.S.? By Ilona Bray, J.D.·University of Washington School of Law Updated: Jan 27th, 2025 Why Trust Us? Undocumented (sometimes called "illegal") immigrants living and perhaps working in the United States have some rights under the U.S. Constitution, despite their unlawful immigration status. Aspects of the Constitution that address certain basic human rights apply to all people, even those who lack proper documentation. Examples of these rights include: the right to due process (fair treatment according to established rules and principles) in legal proceedings the right to have the laws protect you in the same way they do everyone else the right to a jury trial and to defend yourself if arrested (including arrests by immigration authorities) or sued the right to organize or be part of a labor union the right to be protected against unlawful search and seizure the right not to testify against yourself in court the right to file a civil lawsuit if you've been harmed, and the right not to be discriminated against. Some states grant illegal immigrants various rights as well, such as to apply for a drivers' license (discussed below). California is among those states, and also offers Medi-Cal (a state run health-insurance program for extremely low-income people) to undocumented persons. If you are an undocumented immigrant in the United States, keep reading to learn more about your rights. In this article: Constitutional Rights That Apply to Undocumented Persons Undocumented Immigrants' Rights to Defense Against Removal Drivers' Licenses Are Available to Undocumented Immigrants in Some U.S. States No Right for Undocumented Immigrants to Work in the United States Employment-Related Rights If Undocumented Immigrant Is Working in the United States Protections Against Discrimination for Undocumented Immigrants Possibilities for Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Legal Status in the U.S. An Immigration Lawyer Can Help Analyze Your Legal Rights and Possibilities Constitutional Rights That Apply to Undocumented Persons Even if you are in the United States without permission or proper immigration documents, various sections of the U.S. Constitution apply to you. There is a particularly important provision of the Fourteenth Amendment stating that, "No state shall...deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." An undocumented immigrant is definitely a "person." In brief, this means you are owed such procedural rights as a jury trial and the right to defend yourself against the criminal charges if arrested. It also means that if someone sues you over a civil matter (for example, alleging that you owe money for having breached a contract or done damage to the other person's property), that you have the right to receive notice and to defend yourself in court. Also see "Defense Against Removal," below. Various criminal charge-related amendments to the Constitution (including the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and 14th) also apply to undocumented persons. These protect against things like unlawful search and seizure by law enforcement authorities (without probable cause and a warrant for such an action). They allow you to stay silent and avoid self-incrimination (testify against your own interests) when in court or custody. Undocumented immigrants also have the right to file lawsuits, such as discrimination suits, in federal court. State laws vary, but some jurisdictions give an undocumented immigrant the right to sue others in state court, as well. Undocumented Immigrants' Rights to Defense Against Removal In most situations, you have the right to a hearing in immigration court and to defend yourself against deportation or removal from the United States. There are exceptions, however. One known as "expedited removal" allows arriving aliens to be sent back without seeing an immigration judge, except in narrow circumstances such as if they assert a credible fear of return and wish to apply for asylum. The definition of "arriving aliens" is broader than one might think. Under the second Trump administration, it is said to include anyone not inspected by an immigration officer at the border who has been caught anywhere within 100 miles within two years of entry. Another exception is made if you have returned to the United States after a previous order of deportation. In this case, no further hearings are available to you, and the previous order can be immediately acted upon. If you are scheduled for a hearing before an immigration judge (in the Executive Office for Immigration Review or EOIR) you can challenge the grounds on which you are being deported or assert various defenses. In presenting your case, you can testify, submit supporting documents, and call witnesses. You also have the right to representation in immigration court by an attorney, but the U.S. government doesn't have to pay for one on your behalf. You may be able to find low-cost legal help from a charitable organization serving immigrants. unquote Illegal Immigrant Rights I know stubborn people like Taxme and User won't read this because they prefer to remain in the dark and act like Nazis.

I already posted an article refuting that. Migrants have been coming in for decades under both Republican and Dem administrations. The numbers have been exaggerated by certain Republicans.

1. Repeating a word or two does not prove anything. Factual evidence is what counts. 2. The subject speaks more about the actions of one leader and his agents in the mass roundup and deportation of people. A large portion of the population disagree with what is going on.

Trump under the direction of his MAGA supporters are trying to deport every undocumented migrant in America even if they arrived decades ago and have families who are U.S. citizens and if they are not criminals. That doesn't make any sense. There are likely millions of them who are not criminals. Trump makes much out of the idea that they are criminals as if they are all criminals. But any rational person knows that is false. There is no proof. He doesn't even follow any due process in what he is doing. Splitting up families and deporting a hard-working bread winner and leaving a wife and kids to try to support themselves is totally wrong. The people doing this have no conscience.

I see traffic control as a good comparison. I say that in the sense of control to maintain a stable and reliable system. The idea is both traffic control and the agricultural industry from production to delivery to the consumer are complex operations which need to be controlled for the good of society. Both require regulation to maintain an orderly operation. That's all I am saying. Just looked up the definition of Socialism. So yes, it could fall under the definition as Socialism. Socialism is also defined as a form of government control. Supply management is a form of government control. However I don't think it is a form of wealth redistribution. Supply management is for the purpose of maintaining order in the production of the food supply, which I think most people would agree with rather than the anarchy of no control of food production. We do need government to do a few things which are communal in nature in order to maintain basic services and law and order. Whether someone wants to call everything government does Socialism Is personal preference.

I don't think you really know anything at all about supply management or marketing boards in Canada. It is very complex and it is not Socialism. You might compare it to the traffic control system in a busy city. You have various signs and right of ways, traffic lights, speed limits vary, crosswalks, and rules and regulations. The supply management system is a controlling system in the same way as traffic control in a city. It's purpose is to prevent anarchy in the agricultural production industry and prevent harm to producers and consumers. So in that way it is similar to the traffic control system in a city which is meant to protect society. That is not Socialism. There are some here who like to talk big, but they don't know what they are talking about. I would advise you not to follow them. So before disparaging it and calling it Socialism, you really need to do some studying and learn a bit about what you are talking about. I know it takes time and effort, but you might learn something.

Ellis Ross, MP says this about the proposed C5 bill: quote ELBOWS UP-liberals will invoke emergency powers to get economy back Question) Provinces said no, will you push projects through as promised? ELBOWS DOWN-no, Liberals won’t do anything without 100% consensus ELBOW UP-Liberals will turn Canada into an energy superpower Question) Will you repeal your own anti resource laws to get energy to world markets? ELBOWS DOWN-no, we wont repeal our anti pipeline/tanker laws ELBOWS UP-Bill C5 will turn Canada into an energy superpower Question) will you enforce bill c 5 on provinces who have said no? ELBOWS DOWN-no, we’ll obey BC and Quebec opposition ELBOWS UP-First Nations don’t have veto powers!!! Question) will bill C5 override First Nations agreement? ELBOWS DOWN-no, Liberals won’t approve projects without first nations consent The fake tough guy act is getting old unquote Does this sound familiar? It sounds similar to the Trudeau era liberal policies. Also PM Carney has given no commitment to abolish C69, the no more pipeline law and no commitment to abolish the tanker ban on the BC north coast, and no commitment to lift the net zero policies, and no commitment to abolish the carbon taxes on the energy industry or the carbon emissions caps. Still wants to force everyone to buy EVs and stop driving gasoline or oil powered vehicles.

Canada's pushing a two-state solution is completely out of touch with reality. The terrorist groups in the middle east backed by Iran and most Palestinians want to see Israel destroyed. So how would dividing Israel into two to give Palestinians there own state solve anything when they are determined to destroy Israel? In fact, the problem is much bigger now because Iran has been working on building a nuclear bomb. Reports say they may be only a matter of weeks or month or so from achieving that goal. Their aim is to destroy Israel with a nuclear bomb. Because Iran is run by radical Islamists, they appear unable or unwilling to change their mind. Why that seems to be their only interest is hard to understand. The U.S. has a conventional, non-nuclear bomb that reportedly could penetrate the earth deep enough to destroy their main nuclear facility. But the facility is possibly 300 feet down in the earth which is a long way. It remains to be seen if the bomb could actually reach that far. It is a 30,000 lb bomb so who knows. The only alternative may be nuclear weapons, but that greatly increases the possibility of a WW3 nuclear war. Russia, China, and Pakistan are all on the side of Iran and they have nuclear weapons.

"Trump delivers stark warning to workers on Juneteenth. Working-class Americans received a stark warning from President Trump as he celebrated Juneteenth by complaining about the excessive amount of federal holidays. Trump issued a directive Thursday night that declared the country is wasting too much money on closing business and said he has considered axing future celebrations. Too many non-working holidays in America,' he wrote on Truth Social. 'It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either!' The president then speculated that the holiday madness could have a negative impact on the country if something isn't done. 'Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year,' he said. 'It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Juneteenth, also referred to as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas. Their freedom came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln liberated slaves in the Confederacy by signing the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War." Trump delivers stark warning to workers on Juneteenth What is happening to the great American democracy?

Yes, I believe in it too. The problem is we live next door to a very powerful country and in some things like agriculture, we just can't work in the same way as Americans. I don't agree with Socialism either and I agree government meddles in the economy way too much. The situation with a powerful country like America next door to us means we can't just allow them to completely take over our economy. So having some tools too protect ourselves from the powerful U.S. corporations and power is necessary in certain areas. I wouldn't call that Socialism. It is just acting in self defence in a few areas that are essential to us. If we let America do what it wants with our economy and businesses, we will get hammered. We need to have some walls or barriers to protect our economy from takeover.

I don't think that is exactly how it works. The purpose of supply management is to ensure there is a stable agricultural industry in Canada. That is why it exists. The alternative would be to just let the Canadian farm industry freely compete with the American system which is more volatile and unstable and the American industry is many times the size of the Canadian industry. That could be a disaster for Canadian farmers and consumers. " The stability of supply management avoids the boom-and-bust cycles found in the United States, where taxpayer subsidies are a feature of the dairy industry and where farm bankruptcies and bailouts are not uncommon. Under supply management, there is no need for taxpayer bailouts or subsidies." Supply Management in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Nobody would oppose that idea if it was done according to the Constitution and due process. The trouble is you don't believe in that.

Here is an interesting 3 minute video from Fox News. I never watch Fox News, but came across this short video that explains one interesting and important thing from the Bible. It is not the central message of the Bible, but could be a useful lesson that could help reduce heart attacks, strokes, mental issues, conflicts, stress, and other things if one pays attention. It makes a lot of sense. It teaches us to avoid anger and quick judgment. Keep cool, listen a lot, and be moderate. Why the Bible provides the right model for 'a dignified culture' today, says author | Watch