Mayors from across the country are headed to the border.

[nolabear]

Per local Seattle news, our Mayor Durkin and local news are headed to Texas with other mayors from across the country. People are PISSED.

[Leghorn21]

1. Yes yes YES. EXCELLENT. I needed to read this, thank you, bear!! - nt

[liberalmuse]

2. I was so happy to hear this.

Good for her! I love living in a state where our representatives are on the right side of almost every humanitarian issue.

[BigmanPigman]

12. You must mean your reps are on the "left" side if issues...

The "left" is always on the right side on humanitarian issues.

[forgotmylogin]

14. The "correct" side!

[peggysue2]

3. Miller has predicted this is a winning issue

He's dead wrong. Republicans will be skinned alive for this policy. Rightly so.

[Tumbulu]

4. I hope so!!!!!

but their depravity never ceases to amaze me!

[peggysue2]

6. Take it to the bank

The Republicans have sealed their fate with this ugliness. The Trumpster will have his rally in Minnesota tomorrow and get the loons to cheer. But in the end, he will be vilified.

Rightly so.

[flibbitygiblets]

5. I'm confused. If they see this as a 'winning issue', why won't they let us see the separated kids?

If they think the deplorables are going to love this inhumane re-enactment of 1939-era Nazi tactics, why be so coy about it?

Maybe they know that the IDEA of mass deportations might sound "tough" (or whatever it is that their deplorable base enjoys about racism and human misery), but the REALITY (such as audio and video of traumatized toddlers) might be a bridge too far, even for their disgusting followers?

[peggysue2]

8. That's the problem with this strategy

We will eventually see these kids, the babies and the girls. And just like the image of the 2-year old in her little red sneakers, the impact will be profound. They cannot hide the images and/or reality forever.

And when that happens, the backlash (which has already started) will be as vicious as they are.

As for the diehards? They're a lost cause because anyone who buys into this fiasco as a macho-man moment is already dead inside.

[shraby]

7. You have a link to the story?

[uppityperson]

9. Here you go, a few local media reports

http://mynorthwest.com/1023738/durkan-border-protest-immigration-policy/

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-mayor-durkan-to-travel-to-us-mexico-border-to-protest-immigration-policy/773220737

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-mayor-going-to-us-mexico-border-to-protest-family-separation-policy/281-565786917

http://q13fox.com/2018/06/19/durkan-to-travel-to-border-this-week-with-us-conference-of-mayors-to-protest-family-separations/

http://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-mayor-to-visit-us-mexico-boarder-calling-for-end-to-zero-tolerance-policy

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-mayor-jenny-durkan-will-travel-to-mexican-border-to-join-protest-against-family-separations/

[nolabear]

11. Thank you! I posted fast and then life happened.

[Cha]

10. Awesome! Here's Houston's Mayor Sylvester Turner's statement..

Link to tweet

Gracias, nolabear

[SunSeeker]

13. Thank you, Mayors! Internment camps for babies is an abomination.