Harris boasted that she had supported a border bill that would have 'put 1,500 more border agents on the border to help... and put more resources to allow us to prosecute transnational criminal organizations.'
Trump said... that he would 'sign a bill to close up the border.' He mentioned using local police and the National Guard for the largest domestic deportation operation in history.
For 30 years, US presidents from both parties have been implementing 'tough,' often deadly, policies at the border. They haven't worked.
Since Bill Clinton's presidency, the US government has deliberately utilized a punitive, deadly 'prevention through deterrence' strategy... aiming to funnel migrants into increasingly life-threatening conditions.
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