It is baffling to me that such a large number of Americans cannot simultaneously embrace a respect for both immigration law and human decency. If you pressed me personally to declare a binary choice of political ideology, I would say that I am of a liberal mindset. But I believe that immigration laws should be followed and enforced. There is a political process, however flawed, for changing policy. But there is no role whatsoever for the human rights abuses that this Administration has visited upon these detainees. It’s almost as if the constant language of dehumanization that the president and his ilk use with impunity has had real effect.