He didn’t make any point.
He refused to answer her question. If the government came into your neighborhood and ceased all your children I’m sure they would have some logical law you broke to justify it.
He did make a point and he did answer her question. The problem is she (or other people) wanted him to say
specifically the memo was about family separation. But he stated the memo is about recommendations on protecting the border and zero tolerance is included. And the problem with zero tolerance is that it can be exploited. But this is the problem with so many other American laws. It is the same reason why Marissa Alexander served time in jail for firing a warning shot yet George Zimmerman was set free. Both used the "Stand your Ground" argument. Simply put, zero tolerance laws and policies suck. Remember the war on drugs and what it did to the minority communities?
He answered and he said the memo about zero tolerance. But he seemed to allude that family separation just got included into it, but he did not say family separation was specific to the memo. And AOC wanted him to say that.
Also, the government would't just come into a neighborhood and seize children. But I do know that if a parent, or parents, break a law and there are no other relatives to take the child, they DO separate the child from the arrested parent(s). Trust me I know, I have distant relatives involved in DV that this happened to. It would be naive to think authorities won't take your children.
FYI, you can seek Asylum at anytime, at any US controlled piece of land. He is wrong! How do you think some russian pilots and agents defected. They didn't sign no fucking form!
Asylum may be granted to people who are already in the United States and are unable or unwilling to return their home country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
To establish eligibility for asylum or refugee status, you must prove you are either the victim of past persecution or you have a well-founded fear of future persecution. ... The persecution must have been based on at least one of five grounds, either your: race. religion.
You may apply for asylum if you are at a port of entry or in the United States. You may apply for asylum regardless of your immigration status and within one year of your arrival to the United States.
ANY PORT OF ENTRY!
Get your shit correct!
Yes, for the most part asylum can be claimed anywhere in the US. But that is limited to those who are in the US. For those who are trying to sneak into the US, it is classified as a crime. But that is what border patrol does, the engage with migrants at non Points of Entry and engage with migrants before they enter the US. For them, the asylum claim is not a given.