Failure to pay light rail fare results in deportation proceedings.

Sure, the gentleman described in this article in the New York Times , should pay a fine for failing to pay his light rail fare.  But, does anyone really believe deporting this person accomplishes anything other than appeasing extreme and hysterical anti-immigrant sentiments?

Timothy R. Bakken
Founder

Trump’s aggressive deportation actions are ripping apart families.

Despite Trump’s assertions that he is focusing on deporting immigrants with serious criminal convictions and those who pose risks to national security, the reality is starkly different.  As this article in The Guardian describes, Trump’s immigration policies are being enforced by ICE agents who are arresting, and placing in removal proceedings, people with very minor, or no, criminal records.  

A recent poll shows that a large majority of Americans favor immigration rules that do not punish those who have been in the U.S. illegally if they have been working, paying taxes, and have not been convicted of serious crimes. 

Clearly, the Trump administration’s immigration proposals and its current actions related to deportation policy are out-of-step with the views of most Americans.

Timothy R. Bakken