MCALLEN, TX - JUNE 12: U.S. Border Patrol agents take Central American asylum seekers into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas. The immigrant families were then sent to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing centre for possible separation. John Moore/Getty ImagesJohn Moore/Getty Images
From: White House ties border wall to migrant family separations, by Tamsin McMahon
It is a sad commentary on a political system that has become so dysfunctional that it is willing to trade child hostages for a wall. The USA’s reputation is damaged by the fear and insecurity of its people who have turned to a narcissist for salvation. This cannot end well. - newcomer21
Using your children as part of an illegal border crossing is immoral. The blame lies with the parents. - Star_Chaser
In response to Star_Chaser:
May you never be so desperate, Star_Chaser. It’s easy for us, ensconced in our comfortable homes, to cast stones at people who are used to fearing for their lives and the lives of their children. Sure, some may be opportunists, but few of us would go to so much trouble to leave our own country if we didn’t feel a strong need; if we felt we had to go, would we leave our kids behind? - My2CentsEh
From: Globe editorial: With his policy on immigrant children, Trump shows he has no limits
Who else but Donald Trump would think of this? Deter illegal immigrants by showing them that the country they’re fleeing to is worse than the one they’re fleeing from. - HilkkaW
An American citizen takes his kids with him and robs a bank. All they wanted was a better life and thought this was the easiest way. The robber goes to jail and the kids are separated from their father. Would The Globe care to comment on the moral relativism? - Candace248
Time to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the US, wouldn’t you say? How can Canada continue to maintain that the US is “safe” for refugee claimants? - esmerelda4
Reading the comments sections in The Globe over the last few days has been nothing but head shaking. The number of Trump supporters - be it on migrants in Europe, support for Trump tariffs and now most disconcerting support for Trump’s international kidnapping - boggles the mind. Is there really this much hate in Canada? Unless one is a native North American, we have all come from from somewhere else. - Dipper1945
Readers are also talking about:
Toronto, Ontario - March 12, 2018 -- DOUG FORD -- Newley elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Doug Ford walks with his press secretary Lyndsey Vanstone at the CP24 television station in Toronto, Monday March 12, 2018. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)Mark Blinch
Ontario’s Doug Ford orders hiring freeze for public servants, by Justin Giovannetti
Ontario needs to get its finances under control. Freezing hiring is a reasonable step while the situation is being analyzed. Corporations do this all the time. Once we know how much debt the province has, decisions can be made on who to hire for what reason - kramnot
A hiring freeze might maybe create problems that cost money down the road, but ending discretionary spending is obviously a good move. - Jeugene
Ford is sending a message, consistent with his campaign. These are simple actions to take, but will it work? It may be that more work can be squeezed out of the existing workforce, but if the number of employees is to diminish, eventually the workload must drop. A meaningful change will require program cuts and greater efficiencies. This will not be easy. Is Doug Ford smart enough to get it done? - GBC1
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