33 Senators sign on but not, big surprise, Elaine Morgan
Sen. James C. Sheehan (D-Dist. 36, North Kingstown,
Narragansett) has penned a letter to President Donald Trump calling for the
president to change a policy that has torn children away from their families at
the U.S. border. The letter has been signed by 33 Rhode Island state senators.
The letter reads:
“Since children cannot be prosecuted
along with their parents, this has naturally resulted in a disturbingly sharp
rise in family separations. According to the Department of Homeland Security,
nearly 2,000 immigrant children were separated from parents during six weeks in
April and May.”
“The inevitable consequence of the administration’s
zero-tolerance policy is that we are mercilessly ripping children away from
their families, and causing psychological scars that may never heal.
These are actions more suited to the despotic regimes of the past than a republic known throughout history for its humanitarianism...
As such, we strongly urge you to abandon this abhorrent, reprehensible practice of separation of families — immediately. We can uphold the law; while showing compassion and understanding to our fellow man.”
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