Tag Archives: Border

Hands Untied

Tied Hands1

So after weeks of claiming that the separation of families at the borders was both A) Out of his hands/Not his fault and B) A totally necessary thing, Donald Trump is signing an executive order to end the vile practice that has been the result of persecuting and prosecuting asylum seekers, hoping to find refuge from awful conditions at home.  On a near daily basis, Trump has claimed that this practice was the result of legislation enacted by Democrats and that it was on them to fix it.  He claimed with vigor that there was nothing he could do. Now, a number of high ranking government officials who know the logistics of this predicament have very vocally disagreed that this was out of his hands. That he could make this go away with a phone call. That this practice was part of a wider protocol to deter immigrant asylum seekers from seeking refuge.  Trump vehemently denied this was the case.  Then on Wednesday, he went and basically made the call he claimed he was incapable of making.  If the weight of that ridiculousness gives you a headache, well, welcome to the United States of America!

This Isn’t My Fault!

not my fault1

The more that I read stories of kids getting separated from their parents at borders, the more I read of the damaging effects it’s having, including a devastating story about a father who committed suicide, the more I and I think most of the country is wondering when this senseless cruelty will end.  At a certain point, I’m hoping Trump won’t be able to hide behind the lie that he isn’t responsible for this, and will mandate this stop happening.  I’m hoping that for once in his time in office, public pressure will force his hand to do something outside of his agenda against immigration.  Cruelty should never be acceptable, and it should be even less acceptable when played in the name of politics.  Innocent people are having their lives destroyed over the pride of powerful men.