Frank Pallone actually said...

"But if you have to weigh it in balance and say that you are separating kids and all the terrible things that result from that, I think you have to be really careful not to separate kids whenever possi..."

"the harm that is done by separating them is so much worse than if they were kept with the parent."

"separating children from their parents should have a very high threshold for being done."

"there's no evidence at anytime a separation from a parent is good for children."