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Why focus on the Trump administration's poor messaging? That's just a distraction from the real issues.
We're seeing abnormally large numbers of unaccompanied alien minors and family units apprehended at the southern border. At current rates, we'll likely tie or break the previous record (FY 2014) of ~70,000 minors plus ~70,000 family units.
About 95% of these people are from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Because of Democrat-sponsored, bipartisan-supported legislation (TVPRA), DHS can't return unaccompanied alien minors to their home countries or to a third country (e.g., Mexico or Canada) unless those people are originally from Mexico or Canada. So about 95% of these people get to stay in the USA.
Surely you will acknowledge that this is an absurd system.
President Trump has proposed amending TVPRA to allow repatriation of minors who are not genuine trafficking victims. Has the Democratic leadership presented any fix?
Also, because of the Flores settlement, unaccompanied alien minors are released to DHHS within 20 days of apprehension. DHHS usually places the minors with sponsors in the United States. The only data I've seen (for 2014/2015) are that 80% of the sponsors are undocumented immigrants themselves.
Just shows how incompetent this administration is.