Families Belong Together

As much as I like to post pictures of pretty flowers and butterflies with an occasional skeleton here and there, I can't continue to do so without commenting on the horrible treatment of immigrant families that began in April on our southern border. To me, Trump's "Zero Tolerance" policy that resulted in the separation of over 2,000 children from their parents was unspeakably heartless and cruel. I find most of the president's actions as well as his total disregard for the truth appalling but literally stealing children from their parents was a new low even for him.

The need for this sort of poster was unimaginable to me just a few months ago. Yet a month after the government supposedly stopped separating families and despite judicial rulings, there are still more than 500 children that have not been reunited with their parents!

Like thousands of other Americans HM and I wanted to do something that would stop the actions taken by our government against immigrants. So we sent emails and called our members of Congress, told Paul Ryan he was a disgrace to our state and finally took to the streets to let Trump know we think this is a horrible way to treat human beings. 

Even though June 30 was one of the hottest days of the summer, there was a crowd of around two hundred people who assembled to rally for the cause in our town. It wasn't a long march and the speeches were thankfully short (no need to preach to the choir). There was a lot of posing for  Facebook photos in the hopes of getting the word out to vote in the upcoming elections. It's the only way things will change.

Obviously, unless we are Native Americans, we are all the descendants of people who immigrates to this country at one time or another. So how much of a threat do parents seeking a better life for their children pose to our national security? Why take the children and incarcerate the parents for illegally crossing the border when, according to Federal Law, that offense is classified as a misdemeanor?  When is the last time you heard of children being taken away from people charged with drunken driving or disturbing the peace? They are misdemeanors, too.

It was nice to be among so many nice people who were standing up for treating immigrants with the respect they deserve. There are people who agree with Trump's immigration policies so it's crucial that those of us who believe differently show up on election day to vote for Congressional representatives who are willing to stop these inhumane policies.

      

Burt and Ivy are grateful for the efforts by the ACLU to reunite immigrant families. They also want to remind you that election day is just a little over three months away. Make sure you are registered and don't forget to vote on November 6th!

https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org


I hope everyone is staying cool and having a wonderful weekend.

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