From the beginning of the Trump presidency, Democrats and liberals in news media have had a surfeit of rhetorical and stylistic targets to attack in the White House. But until this month, they have struggled mightily to find anything substantive or policy-related that could really damage President Trump politically.
But now they may have finally found their weapon of choice.
Trump’s zero tolerance policy at the border appears to fulfill his promise to enforce immigration law and end the controversial practice of “catch-and-release.†But in certain specific cases where parents and children cross the border illegally together, strict enforcement requires a lengthy separation of families in cases where an asylum claim is filed by a family after it has been caught illegally sneaking in.
This issue could be avoided if claimants presented themselves at legal border crossings, and the fact that they don't points to the fact that most of them are economic migrants rather than genuine refugees. Either way, immigrants cannot be counted on to follow the law.
According to opinion polls, the public really hates the new enforcement policy that is splitting families. It isn't only die-hard anti-Trumpers who object. Majorities of all demographic groups except self-identified Republicans oppose it, and people don't accept the justifications offered by the administration.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/ted-cruzs-border-bill-to-end-family-separations-makes-sense