Democrats intensify fight for immigrant children -- bludgeon Trump and Republicans ahead of midterms

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Democrats expanded their campaign Sunday to spotlight the Trump administration’s forced separation of migrant children from their families at the U.S. border, trying to compel a change of policy and gain political advantage five months before midterm elections.

Against a notable silence on the part of many Republicans who usually defend President Trump, Democratic lawmakers fanned out across the country, visiting a detention center outside New York City and heading to Texas to inspect facilities where children have been detained.

In McAllen, Tex., where several Democratic lawmakers toured a facility, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas estimated that he saw about 100 children under age 6.

“It was orderly, but it was far from what I would call humane,” he said.


Seven Democratic members of Congress spent Sunday morning at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility in New Jersey, waiting nearly 90 minutes to view the facilities and visit five detained immigrants.

“This is unfair and unconstitutional,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.).

Trump has falsely blamed the separations on a law he said was written by Democrats. But the separations instead largely stem from a “zero-tolerance” policy announced with fanfare last month by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The White House also has interpreted a 1997 legal agreement and a 2008 bipartisan human trafficking bill as requiring the separation of families — a posture not taken by the Bush or Obama administrations.

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[TheMastersNemesis]

1. Trump Is Doing What Base Wants. Policy Enforces Their Beliefs.

Voters seem largely indifferent to the new immigration policy. Will the polls show us just as divided over this policy. Base and GOP loves it. Independents indifferent to it. It is only Democratic outrage? And what would that say about our nation.

[Chickensoup]

2. That's what i am talking about.

Democrats hit and hit hard. Stand tall for what is right. we do not need an apology 50 years from now for
the treatment of these young children by a corrupt administration and shameful GOP.
Yes, Yes, Yes. This is a basic issue of minimum decency and ethical behavior befitting a superpower.
We recognize there is an immigration problem, but separating children from their parents is not the solution.
Simply it is middle ages barbarism.