On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration was considering similarly using military bases to house children who had been apprehended crossing the border illegally. Part of the recent surge was an increase in the number of “family units” apprehended trying to cross the border. Preventing one family unit from crossing the border illegally means preventing multiple people from doing so, in other words. It’s important to remember that illegal immigration is often driven by factors similar to those that spurred the increase in 2014. Although crossing the border illegally is obviously illegal, few families don’t attempt it on a lark.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2018 19:27 UTC