Posted on 06/14/2018 11:54:52 AM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON (AP) House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he's not comfortable with a Trump administration policy that separates children and parents at the southern border, as House Republicans, under increasing pressure to address the humanitarian crisis, raced to finish a new immigration bill.
"We don't want kids to be separated from their parents," Ryan said, adding that the policy is being dictated by a court ruling that prevents children who enter the country illegally from being held in custody for long periods.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi pushed back on that assessment, saying that President Donald Trump could "stop the practice on a dime."
She called the Trump administration's separation policy "barbaric," adding: "It has to stop."
Some Republicans are beginning to distance themselves from the policy. News stories have highlighted that families are being separated as they enter the country illegally from Mexico. Many of those families are seeking asylum in the U.S.
The separation policy has become a political flashpoint at a time when House Republican leaders are trying to craft compromise legislation on immigration. The bill aims to address thorny issues that have bedeviled Congress for years.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., tweeted Thursday that he told a constituent that, "I am asking the White House to keep families together as much as we can."
Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., said he's "heartbroken" by the separations and is working to find a solution to keep families together. His comments were in response to a letter from local officials urging him to demand that the Department of Homeland Security end the practice.
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Actually unlike the title what Ryan said I copied makes sense, it was a court that dictated that the kids cant stay detained with their parents (ironically it resulted in them detained anyway because they have no-where to go.)
Togetherness is nice.....
But I believe Trump’s method seeks to nail the lowlife illegals b/c they are bringing in children that are not theirs......no doubt to up their take on the gravy train.
They have to submit DNA to reclaim their so-called children to make sure they are the parents.
This is why the mentally ill liberals are in a tizzy.
So am I lyin Ryan. So send the whole dam bunch back over the border and let them start the legal avenue.
Whats got me scratching my head here is..those jumpin beans pay well in excess of a thousand dollars to get their asses hauled to the border so they can jump it. Yet they could go to a good immigration agent and pay a lot less and get in legally.
Of course, then there are the ones who do it for the drug rings.
Do not separate the children from the parents at the border.
Let them remain together and stay together.
Deport all of them together so they can be together....just not in the United States.
Ryan do the world a favor and ESAD.
If I committed a crime that deserved jail I would not be comfortable with being separated from my wife and grandchildren. If my grandchildren or children were legal or illegal citizens should I be given a pass for my crimes?
This is nothing but total left wing crap propaganda.
I have lived in many nations and abided by their rules of law. It was that damn simple. If I broke the law I suffered the rule of their law as it should be.
Today in our nation if a child is separated from his parents due to the parents crimes he in most cases goes to close legal relatives. If such do not exist they become a ward of the state. This happens if one is a citizen or illegal. Why in the hell should we make exceptions for illegals.
ps
I am married to a Mexican lady from Chihuahua of great intellect. She came to my country and our universities and did her studies in English. She became a soft ware engineer and my great nation rewarded her for her skills. She was legal and that is the way it is supposed to work. Her dad paid out of country tuition when she attended the University of Texas. Out of country tuition is even higher than out of state tuition. Via her abilities and her dad she grabbed the Great American Dream. She won the dream. I won by marrying this wonderful lady.
ps
Grew up on the border (I am a gringo) and also speak Spanish. Oddly that did not make the marriage easier. She at times would play the culture card and I came right back at her in Spanish. Twenty three years now with my lady. I am happy.
And many of us are not comfortable with all these illegals being in America. Americans contribute more to our nation than the parasite illegals. Get your stupid head out of the sand and act like a real decent American.
If it was good enough for Elian Gonzalez...
I know. I don’t see what the issue is here.
If I were fleeing for my life, yes, I would do whatever to stay alive. I would also prepare my children to understand that we must do what what we can to stay alive which means we may be separated forever or for a long time. They entered illegally, they need to go back. It’s a heartbreak, but its real.
Follow the law and it won’t happen!
I guess we should Pot signed on the Mexico facing side of the Wall telling the Illegal Invaders the Policy before they decide to cross.
How about something to the effect, if you cross the Border you agree to these Terms and Conditions?
Pot = Post. LOL
Do I need a sarcasm sign?
I’d bet the fathers of the children aren’t comfortable having their kids dragged 1000 miles away by the mother or aunt or whoever, to be used as a bargaining chip, either.
What’s wrong with that? Little roaches grow up to become adult roaches. They breed like rabbits and have a litter as young as 12 years old. Best of all life in America is a communal activity in which people who actually obey the law and work for a living pay for everything you want for free.
SEND THE ALL HOME... DON’T ‘SEPARATE’ KIDS FROM PARENTS. SEND THEM HOME.
:Put them in holding centers in their home countries NOT HERE.
Do you cry for American children?
You're a jerk Paul Ryan and big fool. Build the Wall. Protect Americans for once.
Do you cry for American children?
You're a jerk Paul Ryan and big fool. Build the Wall. Protect Americans for once.
And quit walking into democrat traps Paul Ryan... stop playing the fool for democrats. Get some pride...
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