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Wife of former Marine to be deported to Mexico Friday, after 20 years in U.S. (2018) (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/leopardsatemyface

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Temo didn't figure his vote for President Donald Trump would affect them personally. That was before the enforcement of Mr. Trump's "zero tolerance" policy toward illegal immigrants.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because you're sending a message that it's ok to break the law as long as you eventually are in compliance with the law. This is a complicated situation, especially when you have a wife/husband and children involved. I won't pretend to have all the answers. Obviously no one is happy when a family of many years is separated, but this person knew what they were doing was wrong (from a legal perspective), and did it anyway. Just like breaking any other law, there are consequences for our actions.

[–] roguetrick 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In this case we're creating all the social ills and costs that broken families entails, being monsters, and punishing frankly a minority of those that lack status. All for a bad policy. I mean, you yourself thought there was a pathway when we started this conversation because obviously that's the most humane and sensible thing to do.