Recent actions by the Trump administration have left me scratching my head. One action that I can’t understand is that of separating parents who are seeking asylum in the U.S. from their children, some under five years old! Not only did this action outrage many Americans, but it also brought on criticism from other countries, church groups and international organizations. Talk about stupidity!
This is not the way that democratic governments should go about their business. Is this a reflection of American society today? No matter the excuse, why would any society punish young children in this way? The pictures of the internment camps for the children were heart breaking. Imagine, as parents and grandparents, if this kind of separation happened to your children or grandchildren. Even the courts are ruling that these actions are cruel and unusual punishment and have ordered the federal authorities to reunite these children with their parents as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the administration has spread the parents all over the country and any reunification will most likely take weeks if not months in some cases.
Sending Trump’s wife out to visit some of the current youth internment facilities doesn’t do much to alter the terrible situation. This is the “I don’t care, do you” parent. If anything, it’s just another attempt by the administration to down play the problem and put on a caring face. Talk about hypocrisy! One can only hope that Americans will remember what is happening. After all, when one takes the humanity out of government, what’s left?
FROLITICKS 
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