> separating children from parents isn't some sort of arbitrary punishment, it's literally the only way that immigration laws can be enforced when adults are tr

> separating children from parents isn't some sort of arbitrary punishment, it's literally the only way that immigration laws can be enforced when adults are traveling with children. We've spent 230+ years having borders without separating children at gunpoint to give up for adoption [0]. It was explicitly called a deterrent by Jeff Sessions [1]. The cruelty is the point. [0]. https://theintercept.com/2018/07/01/separated-children-adoption-immigration/ https://theintercept.com/2018/07/01/separated-children-adopt... [1]. https://www.axios.com/sessions-says-he-hopes-child-separation-policy-will-serve-as-a-deterrent-e1b7d3b2-60ef-4099-a3d2-2c3ce986dca3.html https://www.axios.com/sessions-says-he-hopes-child-separatio... > So if you're saying we shouldn't separate children from parents, then you're for defacto open borders. No, not at all.