The Washington Post reported late Wednesday that the nationwide raids will focus on hundreds of families that have entered the United States since early last year. The plan is the first large-scale effort to deport families that have fled violence in Central America, the Post reported.
Donald Trump is wrong. Again.First, here is Bernie Sanders explaining why the policy is wrong:
“I am very disturbed by reports that the government may commence raids to deport families who have fled here to escape violence in Central America," Sanders said in a statement Thursday.
"As we spend time with our families this holiday season, we who are parents should ask ourselves what we would do if our children faced the danger and violence these children do? How far would we go to protect them?"
"Our nation has always been a beacon of hope, a refuge for the oppressed," Sanders said in his statement. "We cannot turn our backs on that essential element of who we are as a nation. We need to take steps to protect children and families seeking refuge here, not cast them out."
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/264191-sanders-blasts-obama-raids-plan
Second, here is Hillary providing leadership on this issue:
Yet Clinton did not join her rivals in calling for the deportations to be halted. This could be because back in 2014, as the Central American migrant crisis became apparent, it was Clinton who first broke with the Obama administration, calling for the migrants to be sent back.
In response to a little-noticed question during a July 2014 CNN town hall, Clinton said that thousands of children who had made it across the border “should be sent back as soon as it can be determined who responsible adults in their families are.” She concluded: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border, that doesn’t mean the child gets to stay.”
Trump: Wrong on the Policy and Wrong on being a Leader.