The U.S. Is Making Things More Dangerous In Central America, Again.

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4. I'm not sure I follow this part:

"In fact, heavy-handed enforcement and U.S. deportation of convicted criminals, with sentences of one year or more, directly contributes to the spread of violence as gangs use deportation to expand their networks, in turn causing more families to emigrate."

I'm not sure how deportation of illegal immigrants who have committed felonies is "heavy handed". I'm at a complete loss as to what the alternative would be. Having brought families members here through a tortuous legal process, I'm not insensitive to how hard that is, nor am I insensitive to the economic realities that drive people to come here illegally. But if you come here illegally, and you commit a felony, you should clearly be deported.