Bullshit. There’s no law that stipulates separating families. This is being done on policy. And the president has every authority to sign a memorandum or executive order dictating the rules of how laws are carried out. Just as Trump did when he changed the policies of how ObamaCare would be enforced.
The law was made in 1997. It doesn't stipulate about separating families per se, but it bans kids from being put in adult jails (where the parents are) - so it de facto does stipulate separating famiies. Note: this applies to ALL criminals, and ALL laws - Americans, burglaries, bad checks, everything.
As for EOs, they can make a new law. They can't rescind an existing one. Only Congress can do that (which Trump has stated)
No, it wasn’t. Cite the 1997 law that stipulates breaking up families....
Cite any year law that stipulates not prosecuting criminals and putting them in jail for their crimes if they have kids.
Misdemeanors rarely land folks in jail.
Crossing the border illegally is an exception. Last time I checked, there was no law requiring that ALL misdemeanors be treated as exactly the same. As with all crimes, the handling and punishment depends entirely on the circumstances of the crime.
And FYI, don't think it's lost on anyone that you Unamerican traitorous sacks of shit keep parroting that "just a misdemeanor" line over and over because what you're REALLY saying is that you think illegal immigration is nothing important and shouldn't be a crime at all.
Go ahead, draw an analogy between illegal immigration and jaywalking. That seems to be really popular with you asshats, and not a one of you seems to realize that all you're accomplishing is to tell people how little you value our nation.