I think that the objections have more to do with the unnecessary violence, cruelty, and demonization the feds are engaging in, and the fact that they're targeting people who have every legal right to be here, than the law enforcement itself. The feds also going out of their way to subvert justice and defy our system of law and as such, they represent a threat to us all.
> they were just not enforced during the previous administration as strictly
They were not enforced so cruelly, perhaps, but the Biden administration was not exactly lax about this stuff. They were deporting people in record numbers. They just weren't tossing aside things like basic human dignity, respect for the law, and due process when doing so.
johnFen says >" They just weren't tossing aside things like basic human dignity, respect for the law, and due process when doing so.
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And those who enter the country illegally: where is their respect for the law and where was their acceptance of due process in entering the country? They broke the laws while others did it the legal way.
When you break the law and you don't submit to the legal system you are a criminal.
"Entering the United States without being inspected and admitted, i.e., illegal entry, is a misdemeanor or can be a felony, depending on the circumstances. 8 U.S.C. § 1325."
Being in the US without legal status does not require illegal entry, because legal entry does not automatically come with permanent status. Being undocumented is a civil/administrative matter, not a crime, though some of the undocumented may also have committed crimes.
> they were just not enforced during the previous administration as strictly
They were not enforced so cruelly, perhaps, but the Biden administration was not exactly lax about this stuff. They were deporting people in record numbers. They just weren't tossing aside things like basic human dignity, respect for the law, and due process when doing so.