I see where these points are coming from, but I rather disagree. The federal government should indeed step in when a local government fails in its duty to protect its law-abiding population. Moreover, there is precedent for this dating back to the 19th century. It sounded to me like Trump wanted to intervene but he's holding back and limiting his role to protecting federal property.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:59 pm This includes but is not limited to DACA, handling the riots, and pandemic response, none of which is the job of the executive branch of the federal government. The only time Trump has stepped in to the riots is to protect federal property, which IS his job. Otherwise, it's up to the states and cities to police their own territory, asking for help if they need it. And when they have asked for help, he has provided it, whether for policing or for medical supplies and services.
As far as DACA...his executive orders here are really a dig at Congress to deal with the situation, as they should. I definitely am of a mixed opinion about this though. On the one hand, any yielding will only further encourage the illegal immigrant onslaught. On the other hand....the people in question have been living here all their lives and had no say in where they were brought up. Humanely speaking can you really bear to pack them all back off to a home country they can't even remember?
There's another good reason why Trump should not be fighting DACA: he may not realize this but he has a lot of support among Hispanics. They (the ones who got here legally anyway) are not sympathetic to illegal immigration AND they have borne a lot more of the effects of BLM-induced crime than the more well to do neighborhoods.