First Ladies Weigh in on Family Separation Policy

On Father’s Day, First Lady Melania Trump weighed in on the controversy over the Trump administration’s policy of separating families in detention.  As ABC News reports, a statement was released that “Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform.” “She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart.”

In an op/ed in the Washington Post, former First Lady Laura Bush states that separating children from their parents at the border is cruel and immoral.  First Lady Bush draws parallels between the detention policy and the Japanese internment during World War II.

UPDATE (June 19):  Former First Ladies Rosalynn Carter and Michelle Obama later joined the chorus of criticism of the Trump administration’s family separation policy.

KJ