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Proving Trump a liar, Democrats are doing everything in their power to ensure children are not split from parents
Democrats in the Senate have found 43 members to support the Keep Families Together Act, a bill that will prohibit federal officials from removing a child from his or her parents on the southern border. Not one Republican senator has signed onto the legislation.
Horrifying stories of children locked in cages have rattled the Trump administration, which recently announced a zero-tolerance policy that has resulted in the mandatory detention of migrants caught crossing the border. In spite of this new policy, President Donald Trump and the GOP have gone through great lengths to redirect blame towards the Democrats.
The Republican National Committee released a press release on Friday that insisted congressional Democrats "own family separation."
"Congressional Democrats own family separation by repeatedly voting against common sense fixes to our immigration system that would make American communities safe," the statement said. As evidence of this, the RNC pointed to Democrats blocking legislation that would have cracked down on "dangerous" sanctuary cities and also their vote against Kate's Law, a bill that would deport undocumented migrants with a lengthy criminal history. Read more
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