Political Quotes

Veronica Escobar: “Family separation, a practice called illegal by the United Nations, one which, according to the American Academy of…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2019
Family separation, a practice called illegal by the United Nations, one which, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, inflicts deep life-long trauma, a policy so heinous that the sound of a weeping child secretly recorded in a detention facility moved even some of the most hardline anti-immigrant Americans.
Said by
Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Escobar condemns the family separation policy as inhumane and traumatic.

Share

More from Veronica Escobar

Jul 15, 2025

I have seen firsthand the devastating consequences of our broken immigration system, and as a member of Congress, I take seriously my obligation to propose a solution. Realistic, common-sense compromise is achievable, and is especially…

newsweek.com
Jul 14, 2025

I am grateful to join my colleagues as we mourn the loss of life in Ruidoso, specifically El Pasoans Stephanie and Sebastian Trotter, who took their two children on vacation for some time away during the holiday. Their children were caught…

govinfo.gov
Mar 25, 2025

Hegseth repeatedly lied to the American people and should be fired—along with all the others in the chat.

commondreams.org
Mar 25, 2025

These are strike plans. There must be a broad investigation of how compromised our national security is because of their shocking incompetence.

commondreams.org

Other voices in this conversation