That is an important point, Jimmy. People wonder, well how is it that these families got separated? Why would the government do that? There is, in the law, which is known as Section 1325, a law that allows the government to basically charge the parents with a crime; therefore, separate them from their kids, and send the kids off somewhere else.
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