Enforcement of Immigration Laws

If I were a member of the U.S. Border Patrol, I would be furious with people who suggest that the government is failing to enforce immigration laws. 

Border Patrol agents do a dangerous and thankless job day and night in the roughest imaginable conditions. They apprehend illegal immigrants, transport them to detention centers, process them, take them to a hearing, and if the border crossers don't have a legitimate reason to be here, they are deported. How can that be interpreted as "not enforcing the law?"

We ARE enforcing the law. BECAUSE we enforce the law, we need to EXPAND and modernize our border detention facilities. The current facilities can't handle the load, and they aren't designed to house families and children, who unfortunately have been coming across in greater numbers lately.

The right's assertion that the President "chooses not to enforce immigration laws" is politically motivated nonsense - absolute, utter nonsense! It's an inaccurate, dishonest attempt to sway voters who are unwilling to take the time to understand a complex problem. Or who look for any excuse to take pot shots at the President. 

But what bothers me most is how grossly disrespectful these lies are to those brave and tireless agents who keep our borders safe day in and day out. They deserve our appreciation, not condemnation in the course of political expediency.

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