THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
ITS POLICY OF SEPARATING
CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES IN THE BORDER AND THERE ARE
ALSO CHILDREN WHO COME ACROSS THE BORDER UNATTENDED.
THEY GO TO THESE FACILITIES AND THERE WAS, AP
RELEASED A BOMBSHELL REPORT ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS
AT THESE PLACES.
WHAT KINDS OF VIOLATIONS?
ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT:
THAT IS ROUGH.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT A, THERE WERE MARKS WERE WE CANNOT
POSSIBLY, IT IS TO BIG OF A SITUATION, WE ARE SWAMPED, IS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO CONTROL THIS, THEY ARE GOING TO GET
MEDICATION THEY ARE ALLERGIC TO.
I HAVE SAID THIS A LOT THIS WEEK, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS
IS JUST NOT MY COUNTRY THAT WOULD HAVE SUCH LITTLE REGARD
FOR THESE INNOCENTS TO COME HERE FLEEING VIOLENCE AND HORROR INTO
THINK OF THESE KIDS PUT IN THESE CAMPS, AGAIN, IT JUST SEEMS TO
VIOLATE THE ESSENCE OF WHAT WE HOLD IMPORTANT IN THIS COUNTRY.
IT IS CRUEL ENOUGH TO HAVE A POLICY OF JUST TURNING
THESE FAMILIES AWAY BECAUSE REMEMBER, THESE ARE NOT
JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER ILLEGALLY.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE LEGAL ROUTE AND GO
SPECIFICALLY TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND SEEK ASYLUM
AND INSTEAD OF BEING GRANTED ASYLUM OR, IF YOU WANT TO
BE CRUEL, TURNING THEM AWAY, INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, THEY
SEPARATE THE CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES, TAKE THE CHILDREN
TO FAR-OFF SHELTERS OR FACILITIES, OFTEN IN DIFFERENT
STATES, AND THEN PROSECUTE THE VERY PEOPLE WHO SEEK ASYLUM.
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE THE UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
CAME HERE SEEKING ASYLUM AS WELL SO I GET IT, THAT SITUATION
IS TOUGH BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ADULTS WITH THEM, WHAT DO WE DO?
UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION A LOT OF THEM EITHER GOT
COUPLED WITH ADULTS WHO SOMETIMES WERE UNDOCUMENTED
THEMSELVES OR THEY WERE ALSO SENT THESE FACILITIES BUT
IT WAS ALREADY A PROBLEM THAT IS NOW BEING EXASPERATED BY
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY OF PROSECUTING AND
SEPARATING THESE CHILDREN TALK LIKE THERE'S LIKE 2600 KIDS
THAT ARE THERE AND THE PROBLEM IS, THIS IS THE STRATEGY.
MAYBE NOT TO HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, ESSENTIALLY BY
HAVING UNLIVABLE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY
POISONING KIDS, BUT THE IDEA OF MAKING LIFE FOR THESE FAMILIES
WHO COME HERE SEEKING ASYLUM TERRIBLE, THAT IS THE PLAN.
THAT IS LITERALLY THE EXPLICIT PLAN OF JUST SESSIONS AND DONALD
TRUMP, TO DISSUADE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY FLEEING TRAGEDIES
OR ALREADY FLEEING A TERRIBLE SITUATION, THEY JUST SAID THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE ASYLUM FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RAPE, GANGS, THEY WILL NOT TAKE THEM.
THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP COMING HERE, YOU ARE RIGHT.
BRETT IS RIGHT.
THEY WANT THE WORD TO GET OUT, AMERICA IS NOT TREATING
PEOPLE WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HANG OUT AND GET
BREAKFAST WITH YOUR FAMILY, THAT IS THE WAY THEY WOULD
DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOO KIND
ALREADY AND IT IS A BORDERS CRISIS THAT TRANSCENDS POLITICS.
AS YOU ALLUDED TO, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAD THE SAME
ISSUES BUT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS RATCHETED UP AND YOU
ARE RIGHT, THEY WANT THIS WORD TO GET OUT TO THE WORLD,
DON'T COME TO AMERICA BECAUSE WE
WILL MESS WITH YOUR LIFE.
JEFF SESSIONS' OWN WORDS:
WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOUR KIDS IN FACILITIES AND POISON THEM.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT JUST THE OVERALL TAKE THAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS IN RESPONSE TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND HOW
WE'RE JUST CREATING ENEMIES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE HAVE CREATED ENEMIES OUT OF ALLIES.
WE HAVE BRUTALIZED PEOPLE WHO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE UNITED
STATES.
WE HAVE CONTINUED THE SAME POLICIES THAT WE CRITICIZED
GEORGE W BUSH AND OBAMA FOR WHICH IS THE DRONE STRIKES
ABROAD.
WE HAVE AMPLIFIED AND EXPANDED OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, THOSE STORIES DON'T GET COVERED MUCH IS THE NEW
CYCLE IS COVERED WITH FLOODED WITH CRAZINESS ALL DAY
EVERY DAY SO WE HAVE NO FRIENDS.
WE'RE MAKING ENEMIES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND WE ARE
BRUTALIZING PEOPLE TO AN EXTENT THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
AND THEN ALSO, TRUMP HAS SAID THAT THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC,
AND IF YOU READ INTO HIS WEIRD JUSTIFICATION, AS THE
DEMOCRATS ARE RESPONSIBLE.
THIS IS HIS ACTUAL ARGUMENT IS THE DEMOCRATS HAVE LEFT TOO
MANY LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE ICE
AGENTS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SEPARATE THE FAMILIES.
THAT IS NOT TRUE AT ALL.
MEANWHILE THE DEMOCRATS JUST INTRODUCED ALONG TO THE
BOOKS THAT WILL STOP THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY BUT THE ONE
THING IT DOES GIVE ME A LITTLE HOPE IS THAT THE ACLU IS
FIGHTING AGGRESSIVELY AGAINST THIS AND THE COURTS AND
RECENTLY A FEDERAL JUDGE IN SAN DIEGO RULED THAT THAT CASE
BY THE ACLU CAN MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THERE ARE POTENTIAL
CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS IN THIS POLICY SO I HAVE A LOT
OF FAITH IN THE ACLU, THEY'VE DONE GREAT WORK IN THE PAST
AND I THINK THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING ON THIS.