Hundreds of children being taken from their parents at US border

Excuse me, I thought you mentioned that children have been separated from families for years in the U.S.
I was agreeing with you.
I thought those incidences qualified as having gone on for years.
I'm not including families separated because of neglect, abuse, or felony convictions.

 

When did the Democrats institute a policy of separating children from their parents for a misdemeanor on a large scale such as this?

 

I'm not comparing this to slavery or Nazi death camps. I merely stated the two times that I know of that children were separated from their parents in the U.S. by government policy.

 

Sorry, can't find it in this thread, please point it out to me when you get time.

I googled for it and only found that Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar said that large numbers of child migrates were held in cages at detention centers in 2014 under Obama, but we know that. They were unaccompanied by adults, not taken from their parents.

The sources, all the same, also say that he said that he released photos of children separated from their parents, but I see no confirmation, photos, or details as to what truth there is, why they were separated if they were, and what number.

Fact Check claims there were separations but

Which we already knew.

 

Okay.

 

Thanks.
After reading the article it appears the parents who were deported, were done so mostly for crimes, although they don't specify what crimes or the severity.

The parents and children were not forcibly separated. The parents had the option of taking their children with them or arranging for other family members to care for them.

So it doesn't appear to be the same thing as forcibly taking children without permission from the parents and shipping them off to parts unknown.

Regardless, this is why we need immigration reform and a path to citizenship.

 

It seems to me that the Republicans control the House, Senate, and the White House.
So where is the reform that will help these families?

Trump just told the Republicans not to bother.

They already control three arms of the government, but can't even get there own members to pass anything...so now Don says we need to control the entire House and Senate...THEN maybe we can get something done.

 

Did I say that? I don't think so.

 

American Citizens normally, as per government policy, don't have their children taken from them for a misdemeanor.