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The issue on the separation of illegal child immigrants has come to the fore front of the press by that of Laura Bush condemning a controversial policy that allows the separation of families that illegally enter the US from Mexico.

Although Melania Trump has said that her and her husband has called for both the US and Mexico to work together to work on immigration reform as the solution, fact checkers have pointed out that the policy was introduced by Mr.Trump's attorney general and does not require congressional action for the policy to be eradicated.

According to reports there have been at least 2,000 families that have been separated after a crack down  on illegal border crossings.  The adults normally face criminal prosecution for illegal entry while babies and children are kept in detention centres for example; warehouses and converted supermarkets and therefore kept away from their parents.

This situation is eerily similar of the Japanese American Internment camps of world war 2.  This has caused a continuous shift of blame to various parties; President Trump has stated that the blame is that of the democrats however his attorney general is the one that introduced the law.

The continuous increase of children and babies has caused foster homes to start to run out of space, this also causes a health and safety alarm, as it then leaves the question if every child is receiving adequate care.

In the first two week that the new "zero tolerance" approach was introduced, 658 minors were separated from the adults or family members that they were traveling with.  However, some families were reunited it was not immediately, there was a few weeks to months gap before families were brought back together.  It is reportedly unclear to if this new "tougher" policy will keep migrants from travelling, especially as most of them are fleeing poverty and violence from places such as El Salvador and Honduras.

This policy is not only heartless as it is unnecessary.  The separation of families especially of children from their families can cause emotional and physical trauma in the long run, affect the children's future relationships and health.  Overall, President Trump could easily eradicate this policy and do something less harmful to families that is also effective. It represents the issue of immigration and the
treatment of migrant families especially illegal immigrant families.