Anxiety Stemming From Parental Separation Can Cause Chronic Health Problems In Adulthood, Experts Warn
Thousands of mental health professionals and physicians have criticized the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which is resulting in migrant children being separated from their parents at immigration facilities.
The Hill:
Zero Tolerance Policy Stirs Fears In Health Community
Thousands of migrant children separated from their families at the U.S. border could face significant health issues in the short and long term, health experts warn. The impact of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which sends parents to detention centers and kids to government-run shelters, could extend far past the initial trauma of separation. (Hellmann, 6/18)
The Wall Street Journal:
The Effects Of Parental Separation On Children
Many medical associations and thousands of mental-health professionals have criticized the Trump administration’s policy of dividing immigrant families at the southern border, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association. In many cases, professionals cite the negative health effects parental separation has on children. In response to the backlash over his immigration policy, President Donald Trump called on Congress Tuesday to give his administration the power to detain and deport migrant families as a unit, saying he considered that the “only solution to the border crisis.” (Sweedler, 6/20)
The New York Times:
Fact-Checking The Trump Administration’s Case For Child Separation At The Border
President Trump and top administration officials have continued to defend their practice of breaking up families who arrive at the border in the face of bipartisan outcry, criticism from the United Nations and a lawsuit. They’ve denied the existence of a policy and that they were the first to enforce it, pointed to surges in illegal immigration and fraud, trotted out decades-old court cases and human trafficking laws, blamed Democrats and even cited the Bible. Here are their defenses, fact-checked. (Qiu, 6/19)
The Washington Post:
Trump Urges House GOP To Fix Immigration System, Expresses No Strong Preference On Rival Bills Amid Uproar Over Family Separations
President Trump implored anxious House Republicans to fix the nation’s immigration system but did not offer a clear path forward amid the growing uproar over his administration’s decision to separate migrant families at the border. Huddling with the GOP at the Capitol on Tuesday evening, Trump stopped short of giving a full-throated endorsement to immigration legislation meant to unite the moderate and conservative wings of the House Republican conference. (DeBonis, Rucker, Kim and Wagner, 6/19