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Elian Gonzalez being seized by government SWAT team. |
In March of 1993, The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Flores vs Reno. (Yes,
Janet Reno, Bill Clinton's first Attorney General who ordered that
young Elian Gonzalez be torn from his parents arms while hiding in a
Miami closet. You might remember the iconic photograph.)
The
Court decided that minors could not be incarcerated with the adults
accompanying them across the United States border illegally. The
decision was the result of a long dispute in how to best care for these
children while the adults were detained for criminal proceedings. You
see, when aliens cross the border illegally, they are normally
incarcerated until their criminal case is decided.
The
understandable argument at the time was why should children be
incarcerated while their parents are in jail. It seemed a fundamental
violation of international human rights. Makes sense, right? As a
result, The Flores case drew a line in the sand. Children could not be
incarcerated with their parents or accompanying adult while being held
for illegal immigration violations. And a subsequent 1997 agreement
stipulated that children must be placed in a safer environment where
they could enjoy certain privileges, including education, a clean, safe
environment and other normal life cycle amenities that incarcerated
individuals do not enjoy.
It
was considered a victory for human rights. By separating adult and
child, we protected the children, reducing any harm done to them for
their parents or accompanying adult's decisions.
A
lot has happened since then. However; bottom line, these juvenile,
shelters have been operating in accordance with the law, and overseen by
the Department of Health and Human Services to protect those children
from the hazards of parental incarceration since 1997.
So,
since Donald Trump was running his real estate empire, selling wine and
casinos in 1993, we are left to determine just how he managed to
orchestrate this cruel separation of immigrant parent and child 25 years BEFORE he was President of
the United States. The obvious answer is, he didn't. He had nothing to
do with establishing this United States immigration policy. Today, he
simply enforces it.
This
one story illustrates how important it is for us to do our research
regarding today's headlines. The Media either refuses to do the
research, is incapable of doing the research or has done the research and decided to lie to you about its findings. Either way, this would make the Media lazy, incompetent or just plain deceptive. Liars, if you will.
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