Cruelty at the border is not the same as strength or an effective immigration strategy

I found this commentary in the Arizona Republic to be thoughtful.  Peter Boogaard, communications director of FWD.us and former White House and National Security Council spokesman and Department of Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Obama administration, claims that the Trump administration’s cruel immigration enforcement are not necessary or effective in addressing unauthorized migration:

“Cruelty didn’t work as a deterrent and it was wildly unpopular. People across the country rejected [President Trump’s] family separation policies . . . . Biden is right to take a new approach, both because of the human toll and also because the policies weren’t effective over the long term. As he expands capacity to process families and children with dignity, he and Vice President Kamala Harris also plan to address the underlying conditions driving migration.”

KJ