No U.S. law compels the separation of migrant parents and children.
LTE by Editorial Board Star Tribune JUNE 11, 2018 — 5:59PM
Democratic senators — including U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota — have sent a letter asking for an end to family separation.
Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen told an editorial writer that he is greatly concerned. “The U.S. has a reputation for accepting refugees. We don’t want to be in the position of forcibly breaking up families. That is just not what the U.S. is about.”
Indeed, it is not. But concerns must be followed by action, or the culpability for this tragedy in the making will extend to those who did nothing. more
You can check Rep. Paulsen’s voting record here.