Republicans’ Unease Grows Over Trump Policy Separating Families at Border

Top Republican congressional leaders said Thursday they want to limit the separation of children from parents seeking asylum at the southern U.S. border, amid a public backlash against a Trump administration policy that threatens to become an issue in the November election.

House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters he’s not comfortable with the government’s “zero tolerance” policy, adding that “we don’t want kids to be separated from their parents.” Second-ranking Senate Republican John Cornyn of Texas said he’ll push legislation to keep parents and children together while the children await expedited status hearings.

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• Commentary: Ripping kids from parents is un-American
• Homeland Security reports about 2,000 children separated from families in last 2 months 
• White House says Trump would sign either Republican immigration bill
• Immigration advocates say GOP bill will not stop family separations at border