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Blue_Adept

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34. A lot don't see it. Look at how many legit responses are here to the OP.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #29)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:47 PM

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What was the policy regarding family separation prior to Trump? [View all] oberliner Jun 2018 OP

Quick search...not a whole lot of info....still searching. Heartstrings Jun 2018 #1

That graphic only tells part of the story jberryhill Jun 2018 #3

The policy of family detention as a deterrent to asylum seekers began in 2014 jberryhill Jun 2018 #2

Family detention isn't the same thing as family seperation Kaleva Jun 2018 #4

No shit jberryhill Jun 2018 #5

You gave a history of family detention policy. OP asked about family seperation policy Kaleva Jun 2018 #10

I like to support my statements by reference to verifiable sources jberryhill Jun 2018 #12

To me, the OP is a prime example of "whataboutism". Kaleva Jun 2018 #20

To immigration advocates, and normal humans generally, Trump's policy is far worse jberryhill Jun 2018 #22

the biggest part of what russia does is cause an overload of cynicism, because it works on naive bettyellen Jun 2018 #32

The fact of the matter is US policy under Obama was atrocious. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #18

"Families" are consistently referred to in these court documents Heartstrings Jun 2018 #7

Yes, that's what I wrote jberryhill Jun 2018 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Jun 2018 #11

Yup! nt Heartstrings Jun 2018 #24

They converted the Karnes facility to hold moms and kids sarah FAILIN Jun 2018 #9

2014: 70,000 Kids Will Show Up Alone at Our Border This Year. What Happens to Them? Baclava Jun 2018 #19

According to various articles, this is a Trump policy and not an Obama or Bush policy Kaleva Jun 2018 #6

Is this some sort of choreographed thread? Kingofalldems Jun 2018 #13

Years of practiced quiet trolling Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #21

It's time for it to be over actually. Kingofalldems Jun 2018 #25

I agree, but it's incredibly hard to actually do anything with how things are structured Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #27

Quiet? Or did you mean relentless and unmistakable? Squinch Jun 2018 #29

A lot don't see it. Look at how many legit responses are here to the OP. Blue_Adept Jun 2018 #34

Both Bush and Obama rejected this policy that Trump has implemented so no they don't Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #14

What do you think it was? ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #15

Why not do the most minimal of research and tell us what you find? NCTraveler Jun 2018 #16

They were separated but in small numbers Jersey Devil Jun 2018 #17

Did you find the answer you were looking for? jberryhill Jun 2018 #23

this link might help. ginnyinWI Jun 2018 #26

++Thanks for the link lunasun Jun 2018 #31

If only we had ways to research for information on this awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #28

another attempt at bothsiderism? bettyellen Jun 2018 #30

There was a family detention center treestar Jun 2018 #33

LOL tenderfoot Jun 2018 #35

The default option was to keep families together and send them back home ASAP. Blue_true Jun 2018 #36