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Immigration,
Government

Jun. 19, 2018

Let’s be clear about what family separation means

Both Trump and Sessions see the separation of children from their parents as leverage in either keeping people from crossing the border with their families, or to force the Democrats to accept Trump’s proposals. A

William W. Bruzzo

Law Ofc William W Bruzzo

Will is criminal defense lawyer in Orange County practicing civilian and military criminal law. He is a 1994 Graduate of the Naval Justice School and spent seven years in the United States Marine Corps which included positions as a judge advocate, company commander and the executive officer of an H&S Company in the 4th Tank Battalion. He was honorably discharged as a major. He is also a mentor at the Veteran's Court in the Orange County Superior Court.

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Let’s be clear about what family separation means
A rally to protest immigration enforcement policies that separate children from their parents in Huntington, N.Y., June 14, 2018. (New York Times News Service)

In my family, whenever it's someone's special day, like a birthday, we greet the morning with a plate that is red and adorned with the phrase "You are special today." And so it was on Father's Day, I ate pancakes with raspberries, talked with my wife and watched my children play in the living room and dance to music on Pandora.

Unfortunately, my experience this last Sunday was distinct from fathers and mothers who recently arrived to...

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