Gov. John Kasich is joining the chorus of voices opposing a Trump administration immigration policy separating immigrant families at the United States border. , Kasich blasted the practice.
鈥淭hink about this,鈥� Kasich said. 鈥淭hink about the fact that in our country, children, young children are being separated from their mothers and fathers. Could you imagine the terrifying effect on these kids?鈥�
Last Friday, Kasich account calling for an end to the policy.
鈥淟et鈥檚 get it right,鈥� Kasich said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e America. We have a big heart. We love people, and at the end of the day, we don鈥檛 want to create an image that we don鈥檛 care, because we really do.鈥�
Quit separating families. It's that simple.
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich)
Numerous Ohio lawmakers, including Sens. and , have also voiced concerns with the policy.
鈥淲e want to be sure that the law is properly carried out,鈥� Portman said, "and I don鈥檛 think that includes families being separated with the exceptions of cases where there is an additional serious crime.鈥�
Here is my statement reiterating my opposition to the Trump admin policy of separating families at the border.
— Rob Portman (@senrobportman)
In a tweet on Tuesday, Portman released a statement saying the Trump administration should use executive authority to "keep families together and expedite their cases," otherwise Congress should act on a legislative solution.
Brown the separations 鈥渕orally reprehensible鈥� and called on Trump to 鈥渋mmediately reverse this inhuman policy.鈥�
