Speak of scandal, what if we had 800,000 criminal cases the government was just refusing to bring to trial in timely fashion? What if our government was limiting how many judges there were just so the cases could be backlogged -- a purpose?
Well, then we've got a scandal.
Supposing the number cited in the media is accurate, there are 800,000 people in America waiting for asylum and immigration hearings. That's the better part of a million. Compare that to the 12 million said to be living here illegally, and wonder about the two numbers. I would guess the 800,000 are not considered to be here illegally, for they are going through the process legally. But, wonder on this: Immigration justice can be so drawn out that you have to suppose some of them just give up on justice and go into hiding from ICE.
They become "illegal" not because they don't want to be here legally, but because they become frustrated with the system's refusal to just give them a yes or a no. Maybe most of the "illegals" don't fall in this category, but surely some do.
And, think of those in the detention centers. Detention center is a sanitized term for prison. The dictionary defines prison as a place where people are held while awaiting trial. Bingo, then.
Oh, forgive, but it does seem a little hypocritical. What are we saying to them? "We are going to hold you in prison while we decide if you are worthy of the freedoms America offers."
Consider on just one small corner where our "justice" is being doled out. Go to San Ysidro, down near Tijuana, where all the migrants congregated. Learn that 60 asylum applications a day are being opened. Think of the thousands who came. Wonder why the government just doesn't hire a few more judges and try to process their applications a little quicker.
Justice deferred is justice denied, it is said. Do we want justice, or are we trying to blackball it?
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