RE:6/21/18 Ruben Navarrette’s Liberals get ‘woke’ that families at the border get separated
Light a candle of the shrine of miraculous agreements! Columnist Ruben Navarrette and I agree! Trump is not the ultimate bad guy for separating immigrant families. In fact it was Obama who set the precedent, tripling his predecessors’ deportations. Trump’s direct solution: build a wall.
Unfortunately, Trump and Navarrette omit any mention of the systemic cause: U.S. military, economic and political aggression south of its borders. Between 1798 and 1994, the U.S. is responsible for 41 changes of government south of its borders, regularly supporting military juntas and dictators.
The people coming north are typically refugees, frequently fleeing problems U.S. policy created. If we’re so serious about diminishing the immigrant problem, how about we stop attacking our neighbors? Let’s not let public sympathy distract from the root of the problem.
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