Barack Obama Weighs In On Family Separations At The Border
- 6 years ago
Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the Trump administration’s policy of separating families who cross the border illegally.
Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the Trump administration's policy of separating families who cross the border illegally. "If you've been fortunate enough to have been born in America, imagine for a moment if circumstance had placed you somewhere else. Imagine if you'd been born in a country where you grew up fearing for your life, and eventually the lives of your children," Obama wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday. After noting that the situation described is the exact one faced by so many who are now seeking safety in the US, Obama asks, "are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms, or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together? Do we look away, or do we choose to see something of ourselves and our children?" Obama goes on to state that "to find a way to welcome the refugee and the immigrant – to be big enough and wise enough to uphold our laws and honor our values at the same time – is part of what makes us American." In regard to the nation's reactions to the family separations, he writes, "we have to do more than say 'this isn't who we are.' We have to prove it – through our policies, our laws, our actions, and our votes."
Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the Trump administration's policy of separating families who cross the border illegally. "If you've been fortunate enough to have been born in America, imagine for a moment if circumstance had placed you somewhere else. Imagine if you'd been born in a country where you grew up fearing for your life, and eventually the lives of your children," Obama wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday. After noting that the situation described is the exact one faced by so many who are now seeking safety in the US, Obama asks, "are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms, or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together? Do we look away, or do we choose to see something of ourselves and our children?" Obama goes on to state that "to find a way to welcome the refugee and the immigrant – to be big enough and wise enough to uphold our laws and honor our values at the same time – is part of what makes us American." In regard to the nation's reactions to the family separations, he writes, "we have to do more than say 'this isn't who we are.' We have to prove it – through our policies, our laws, our actions, and our votes."