deterrent? i say the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a five-fold increase in four years in this kind of illegal immigration. so, yes, hopefully people will get the message. sounds like the attorney general thinks it s a deterrent. also seems like the white house chief of staff thinks it might be, too. what gives it away is when he calls it a deterrent. a big name of the game is deterrence. family separation stands as a tough deterrent. could be a tough deterrent. would be a tough deterrent. 2,000 children separated from their parents in what this white house insists is a not policy, not wanted, not deterrent. as if it happened by magic somehow or some higher power. i would cite you to the apostle paul and his clear and wise command in romans xiii to obey the laws of the government because god ordained the