"...but then this isn’t Nazi Germany, is it."

It sure as hell IS.

There aren't any new laws, we are party to treaties on the treatment of refugees which according to article 6 of the constitution are "the supreme law of the land" it is illegal to abuse asylum seekers and they are guaranteed a hearing. Separating families and imprisoning children to discourage them from seeking asylum is illegal as well as disgusting. It was reaffirmed by a federal judge when Trumps policy was ruled on last year. If Trump can commandeer military funds for his wall he can do the same to meet the legal obligations to provide humane treatment to refugees

@Buttercup Claiming “refugee status” and being a legitimate refugee need to be determined. I’m unaware of any Central American wars. If your concern is with their holding conditions, have you requested your congressional reps appropriate the funding necessary to make them more to your liking? I’ve heard of no deaths, unlike any concentration camp/s I’ve heard of..

If those on the left wouldn’t give such knee-jerk responses ...and actually considered the negative repercussions of unlimited illegal immigration … this issue could be taken from trump & friends and dealt with in a more ..delicate way. As is, they feel they’re not only at war with alien invaders, but with US citizens ..ready to toss their sovereignty in order to poke a Republican in the eye. We lose ~

@Varn the bold type totally convinced me, but show me the part about war being the only criterion in the protocols for the treatment on refugees. If you can't maybe you should write your congressman and ask him to change the law.

@Buttercup Those viewing this issue as merely an opportunity to stick it to the republicans leave out the majority opinion: illegal entry into our nation is illegal. It should not be tolerated, encouraged, or ignored.

Serious enforcement is long overdue. Those preaching the opposite will lose on this issue, taking many hard working Democrats and the legitimate issues they support with them. Again, if you don’t like the conditions of these holding facilities, pressure your congressional reps and this current administration to improve them.

@VarnIt Sorry, I tried to trick you into reading the law
." The Contracting States shall not impose penalties, on account of their illegal entry or presence, on refugees"
Gotcha not sorry hah

@Buttercup ...you sound a bit off.. And have used enough of my time, but would likely make an excellent Exhibit A with regard to those, not wanting a solution to this decades old problem … but a target for their troubled minds..