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calimary

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17. Even so, the policy was designed - DESIGNED - to be hurtful.

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 10:18 AM

Aug 2018

They wanted it to be a deterrent to other would-be immigrants and asylum seekers, to discourage them from wanting to come here. They deliberately did these horrible and inhuman things as an incentive NOT to try to come up here. They were quite open about it.

Pretty heartless any way you look at it. Sure smacks the philosophy behind that plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some news item about some red state yahoo getting arrested on Liberty Island with a hammer and chisel, for trying either to deface or break off that plaque.

You know, the Emma Lazarus poem that includes “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...”

http://www.libertystatepark.com/emma.htm

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A baby Red Don KIDNAPPED WITH HER PARENT has DIED !!! [View all] uponit7771 Aug 2018 OP

K&R lunasun Aug 2018 #1

The Republican Party chose the path to gangsterism under Nixon and perfected it. olegramps Aug 2018 #11

The republican destruction of these families will live in infamy Achilleaze Aug 2018 #2

+1, some historical shit ... I'll never let them live this down. I lived in Germany for years ... uponit7771 Aug 2018 #3

The term you're looking for is felony murder gratuitous Aug 2018 #4

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2018 #5

THEY WILL TRY TO HANG IT ON THE LVN, Ilsa Aug 2018 #6

What is happening on our southern border makes me so mad! pazzyanne Aug 2018 #7

Yes, it is. world wide wally Aug 2018 #8

I would prefeer to use the term 'depraved indifference' Scalded Nun Aug 2018 #15

+1 2naSalit Aug 2018 #18

True or false one fact is begging to be addressed. gordianot Aug 2018 #9

21st century Gestapo...those who work there should study their history... Moostache Aug 2018 #12

Evil fucks malaise Aug 2018 #10

The head of that center should be charged with murder! George II Aug 2018 #13

I totally agree. They should not be able to hire the worst possible employees... JCanete Aug 2018 #28

The baby died 6.5 weeks after being given back sarah FAILIN Aug 2018 #14

Yes it is, she wasn't well when she was released from kidnapping and went to several hospitals ... uponit7771 Aug 2018 #16

She was not kidnapped - at least not in the sense of child separation kidnapping. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #27

Then in this case they were both kidnapped at the same time. uponit7771 Aug 2018 #29

I wouldn't quarrel with that title Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #35

Even so, the policy was designed - DESIGNED - to be hurtful. calimary Aug 2018 #17

Yeah, all of the right wing Russian propaganda sites are using that talking point too Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #22

Whoa, you serious about the TP on this ? thx in advance uponit7771 Aug 2018 #25

Yeah it's all over Fox noise Farmer-Rick Aug 2018 #30

Yep, if its on FAUX News I have no doubt its a Russian talking point uponit7771 Aug 2018 #33

The baby was not "given back," because she was never taken. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #26

Big lawsuits & huge penalties are coming FakeNoose Aug 2018 #19

The report of this death............ MyOwnPeace Aug 2018 #20

Outrage at the death is justified, BUT this child wat not stolen from her mother. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #21

Detaining asylum-seekers is part of the zero tolerance John Fante Aug 2018 #34

The headline was that kidnapping the child from its parents was responsible for the death. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #36

Period, end of story... you nailed it. arthritisR_US Aug 2018 #23

K&R. This is a tragedy that keeps getting bigger and bigger. Poor baby lunamagica Aug 2018 #24

Don The Con has blood on his hands!!! Initech Aug 2018 #31

I wish I believed in hell-because that is where that murderous orange thug and all who niyad Aug 2018 #32