Due Process or Selective Outrage?

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There has been a lot of discussion about the Constitution and due process when it comes to Trump's deportation efforts. But where's the media in explaining one very important detail no one seems to want to remember? During President Obama's two terms in office, during which time he was sometimes referred to as "The Deporter in Chief," he deported 3 million illegals. Most were deported without trials or due process, and all of the deportations were in accordance with the law. But of course, this was back when Democrats were actually in favor of securing the border, a position that they only reversed on when Trump decided to make the border a key issue in his 2016 campaign. Ever since then the Democrats have opposed it. Where were the cries of children being separated from families? There were none. Where were the threats of higher prices on fruits and vegetables? The Democrats were silent. Trump has declared the border crisis an "invasion," and invoked a rarely used war time law. Under that law, invaders are not entitled to due process nor are they protected under the Constitution. Necessarily. Thus, that's the gray area here. The question is not whether due process is applied. It is whether or not due process is afforded. And there is a difference. The simple fact is this, secure borders are necessary. They are common sense. And every other country protects their borders and have strict laws against being in their countries illegally. Sure, some of these illegals are merely seeking a better life. I conjecture that many more are here for other purposes. Either way, regardless why they are here, the fact is also that they aren't supposed to be. Just because a squatter lives in your house, and even takes good care of the place, doesn't mean they are suddenly entitled to be a tenant. What they are doing is illegal and kicking them out of the house is the only logical thing to do. That is what Trump is doing. It's not that he disrespects these people. It's not that he's trying to circumvent the Constitution. He is simply protecting the interests of the American people and ensuring our safety, as he should. As is his duty. And about Obama, I do wonder how many Democrats and Trump haters actually are aware of Obama's deportations, or the fact that people were sent home without a trial, and without any due process? My guess would be none. Otherwise, there would not be the level of dissent and anger from them we see now. Look, it's fine to have a heart and feel for people. Do I feel for a man who robs a liquor store at gunpoint who, it turns out, was simply out of work and needed food and diapers for Junior? Sure. But do I think that also gives him a free pass to commit armed robbery? No. I don't. The law is the law and when you break the law, there are consequences for doing that. The reason doesn't matter.