Trumps Immigration Policy

We've all seen the pictures of children being torn from the arms of their mothers as they try to seek asylum in the United States.  We've heard the babies and young children crying out for the mothers.  No one who has a heart can possibly think this is OK.  Yet, the Trump administration to try to make us believe this is LAW.  It is not the law.  It is a policy put in place by the Trump administration in April, 2018.  So far, several thousand children have been separated from their parents, and it does not appear this policy will end any time soon.

The reality is that many of the immigrants arriving at the U.S. border, are seeking asylum.  The law is different for asylum seekers than it is for illegals trying get into our country.  Federal law guarantees that anybody seeking refuge without legal status is entitled to an interview to determine the credibility of his or her claim, while international law prohibits the U.S. from denying entry to those escaping persecution or from returning them to their home countries.  However, this is not happening.  All illegals arriving at our border are treated the same.  Parents sent off to jail, minors placed in "camps" temporarily.

The immigration laws that exist today have been effect for over 20 years.  It is the interpretation that the Trump administration has taken that is different.  Democrats, Republicans, civil rights leaders,  and religious leaders from all faiths condemn this policy.  Is the purpose of this policy to get the congress to approve Trump's wall?  Could be.  In the mean time, who suffers?  Families, especially children who will be damaged for life.  I am so sad to think that our country would do this to families.  We must continue to speak up, and vote in November for candidates who condemn this policy.