Commentary: Trump's order to end his family separation policy was purely political — not a change of heart
by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Jun 21, 2018
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The heart-rending sound of children crying for their mothers and the disturbing sight of little kids confined in wire cages are more powerful than any president.
No national policy is worth ripping weeping toddlers from their parents' arms and placing them in custody, and most people instinctively understand that - even if some politicians don't.
Hyperbolic, you might say. But perhaps you haven't listened to an audio recording obtained by ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news agency. The audio quickly went viral. On it you'll hear the
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