{"id":602,"date":"2018-07-02T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T21:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/?p=602"},"modified":"2020-05-02T18:24:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T22:24:40","slug":"immigration-and-family-separation-hoochies-hoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/2018\/07\/02\/immigration-and-family-separation-hoochies-hoot\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration and Family Separation: Hoochie\u2019s Hoot"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Daniela Tellechea, Annie Jonas and Anto Rond\u00f3n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/b>I’m sure you’ve already heard about it. Families have been discriminated against, detached, and detained because of their immigrant status. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), \u201cmore than <\/span>2,300 children<\/span><\/a> have been forcibly taken from their parents.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The vast majority of these children were brought to the U.S. by their parents in search of protection from the peril of their native countries. \u201cEighty-eight percent of detained families have demonstrated to a DHS asylum officer that they have a credible fear of persecution if deported,\u201d reports the ACLU. <\/span><\/p>\n

President Trump <\/span>has never been a fan of immigrants<\/span><\/a> — he has consistently shown apathy, disapproval and repudiation of people of color. He has attacked Latinos, Muslims, Black women and men, and <\/span>other POCs<\/span><\/a>. We cannot forget that a large part of his campaign to \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d included building a wall between the United States and Mexico. Then, it is not surprising to see stricter measures being taken at the border. When Attorney General Sessions announced the \u201c<\/span>zero-tolerance policy<\/span><\/a>\u201d — which presumed that every person coming into the border would be seen first as a criminal, and second as an asylum seeker\/refugee — this led to the separation of children from their parents, and the administration gained immediate rejection worldwide, as well as immense national <\/span>backlash<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, President Trump blamed the Democrats\u2019 unwillingness to approve the wall for the separation of families. On June 15th, 2018 he tweeted, \u201cThe Democrats are forcing the breakup of families at the Border with their horrible and cruel legislative agenda.\u201d He continued, \u201cAny Immigration Bill MUST HAVE full funding for the Wall, end Catch & Release, Visa Lottery and Chain, and go to Merit Based Immigration. Go for it! WIN!\u201d These tweets foreshadowed the changes that would alter the course of many lives and change the face of American enactments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Democrats are forcing the breakup of families at the Border with their horrible and cruel legislative agenda. Any Immigration Bill MUST HAVE full funding for the Wall, end Catch & Release, Visa Lottery and Chain, and go to Merit Based Immigration. Go for it! WIN!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n