U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order to close the U.S.-Mexico border, as the depleted and ragtag #MigrantCaravan of poor people seeking asylum ambles north from Central America.
This sure reads like a crude ploy for GOP votes from racist white people who fear immigrants.
From the New York Times report:
President Trump is considering taking executive action to bar migrants, including asylum seekers, from entering the country at the southern border, according to people familiar with the plan. The effort would be the starkest indication yet of Mr. Trump’s election-season push to play to his anti-immigrant base as his party fights to keep control of Congress.
The proposed executive action amounts to a sweeping use of presidential power to fortify the border and impose the kind of aggressive immigration restrictions and enforcement measures that Mr. Trump has made his signature pursuit.
They’re still finalizing the details today, the Times goes on to report. Those details include how to respond to the legal challenges such an order would inevitably face in federal courts.
Details of Mr. Trump’s plan were provided by White House insiders who “insisted on anonymity to discuss an action that is still under development.”
The president, who is prone to changing his mind, could still decide not to take action, they stressed.
Anything could happen.
Isn't this potentially against international law? https://t.co/d6nEOsdHic
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) October 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1055633870333317123
Or: President acts unilaterally jumping over congress and international law to regain media narrative near election of manufactured fears and gut asylum for women & children fleeing violence at the same damn time. #LatinoBan https://t.co/JhY29bptsU
— Alida Garcia (@leedsgarcia) October 26, 2018
???Trump is resorting to a disgusting and illegal #LatinoBan in order to whip up his base and, ultimately, end asylum altogether. We see you too, Stephen Miller! https://t.co/i8mDOHU2Cp
— Josh Dorner (@JoshDorner) October 26, 2018
Latest from the border: Trump administration begins releasing Central American families onto streets of border cities; critics say it’s an effort to provoke a crisis ahead of midterms. My story for @TexasMonthly https://t.co/gdIDMMFkp5
— Bob Moore (@BobMooreNews) October 26, 2018
Meanwhile, Stephen Miller must be hard at work tonight. https://t.co/DDqdUXKkTH via @TalKopan
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) October 26, 2018
If you believe in the rule of law, this should be troubling. For good reasons—because we resolved decades ago not to return people to danger or death—our laws allow individuals to request asylum. Not all will qualify, but they have the right to due process https://t.co/h5ROUiupkF
— Matthew Soerens (@MatthewSoerens) October 26, 2018