I taught my daughter to pinch any hand that was on her against her will.  A tiny bit of flesh between two fingernails, and SQUEEZE HARD.  He’ll pull his hand away like he just touched a hot stove.  

Hell, if my HUSBAND groped me like that in public we’d be having words. That’s inappropriate, dominating behavior no matter who’s doing it.

I, and probably just about every woman I know, have all received a "hug" like that at some point, and I'll say once more for the folks in the back: That's not a hug, my dude.

So, what, specifically, makes me come across like a prick in this comment? Is it the clearly barely-concealed rage about actions I think are cruel, inhumane, and un-American?

The charging of parents with child smuggling is what, in particular, is really standing out for me. By all means, punish the smugglers who commit atrocities against these vulnerable kids, but punish their desperate parents? Most of us here are lucky enough to not understand the absolute desperation it must take to…

These memoranda really are worst-case scenarios. Under these changes, people whose only “crime” was to be arrested for disorderly conduct will be considered an enforcement priority, even if the charges were dismissed. As much as people who oppose undocumented immigrants don’t want to admit it, our immigration…