> separating children from parents isn't some sort of arbitrary punishment, it's literally the only way that immigration laws can be enforced when adults are traveling with children.
We've spent 230+ years having borders without separating children at gunpoint to give up for adoption [0]. It was explicitly called a deterrent by Jeff Sessions [1]. The cruelty is the point.
We've spent 230+ years having borders without separating children at gunpoint to give up for adoption [0]. It was explicitly called a deterrent by Jeff Sessions [1]. The cruelty is the point.
[0]. https://theintercept.com/2018/07/01/separated-children-adopt...
[1]. https://www.axios.com/sessions-says-he-hopes-child-separatio...
> So if you're saying we shouldn't separate children from parents, then you're for defacto open borders.
No, not at all.