Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) weighed in on an ongoing national debate over immigration policy this week.
On Tuesday, Thornberry issued a statement on the ongoing debate over family separations along the United States-Mexico border. In the statement, Thornberry said that there is "no excuse" for separating families crossing the border and pledged to reform the U.S. immigration system.
"Our immigration system is in need of a major overhaul, but there is no excuse for separating children from their parents," Thornberry said. "We should begin with heightened border security and interior enforcement, not the division of families. The House is currently considering legislation to secure our borders in the most humane way possible and to address the status of DACA recipients currently in our country. We also need to reform our legal immigration system so that decisions are timely, contributing to the health and well-being of country."
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