Well, well, well...maybe all our calls are starting to have an effect. A little over an hour ago Ted Cruz introduced legislation to end this policy of separating children from their parents at the border. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the legislation calls for
▪ Doubling the number of federal immigration judges, from roughly 375 to 750.
▪ Authorizing new temporary shelters with accommodations to keep families together.
▪ Mandating that illegal immigrant families be kept together, absent aggravated criminal conduct or threat of harm to children.
▪ Providing for expedited processing and review of asylum cases so that — within 14 days — those who meet the legal standards will be granted asylum and those who do not will be immediately returned to their home countries.
I have some problems with some of this, namely that anything that Ted Cruz has anything to do with is evil, but what is most important is that we are making a difference. The country opposes this policy 66 percent to 22%. They are being caught on the wrong side of things here, and the pressure is becoming uncomfortable. The response from us should be MORE pressure not less. Don’t stop...make more calls tomorrow. Ted Cruz is my senator. I have called his office in Washington every day for the last week till I got thru. Keep it up Kossacks! Call your reps too. And if you have the means and opportunity...go to Washington and protest, or go to the border and protest! FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT and Never, EVER, give up.