The latest cover of Time magazine criticizes President Trump’s tough border policy, by showing him looking down at a crying, two-year-old Honduran girl whose mother was detained after crossing the border.
The photoshopped image is the latest ding against Trump and his zero tolerance policy, which led to the increased family separation of illegal immigrants. The cover is captioned, “Welcome to America.”
TIME’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump’s border separation policy: What kind of country are we? https://t.co/U4Uf8bffoR pic.twitter.com/sBCMdHuPGc
— TIME (@TIME) June 21, 2018
On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at putting an end to the practice of separating families, after calling on Congress, specifically Democrats, several times to change the laws. Trump moved on his own after Democrats made it clear they didn’t want to pass legislation addressing the issue.
[Also read: Trump executive order relies on modification of 1997 federal court decision]
“The Border has been a big mess and problem for many years,” Trump posted to Twitter Thursday morning. “At some point Schumer and Pelosi, who are weak on Crime and Border security, will be forced to do a real deal, so easy, that solves this long time problem. Schumer used to want Border security – now he’ll take Crime!”
The Border has been a big mess and problem for many years. At some point Schumer and Pelosi, who are weak on Crime and Border security, will be forced to do a real deal, so easy, that solves this long time problem. Schumer used to want Border security – now he’ll take Crime!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2018
Trump also said increased border security would lessen the lengthy legal process when illegal immigrants enter the country.
“We shouldn’t be hiring judges by the thousands, as our ridiculous immigration laws demand, we should be changing our laws, building the Wall, hire Border Agents and Ice and not let people come into our country based on the legal phrase they are told to say as their password,” Trump tweeted.
We shouldn’t be hiring judges by the thousands, as our ridiculous immigration laws demand, we should be changing our laws, building the Wall, hire Border Agents and Ice and not let people come into our country based on the legal phrase they are told to say as their password.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2018
[Also read: Former first ladies join forces to condemn family separation at border]
