President Trump on Monday doubled down on his controversial policy of separating children from parents when families illegally cross the border, while also calling on\u2026<\/b>
\nPresident Trump on Monday doubled down on his controversial policy of separating children from parents when families illegally cross the border, while also calling on Congress to change laws to end it.
In a series of tweets, Trump appeared to justify the strategy by claiming criminals are using children in a Trojan Horse-style operation to cross the U. S. border.
\u201cChildren are being used by some of the worst criminals on earth as a means to enter our country,\u201d he wrote. \u201cHas anyone been looking at the Crime taking place south of the border. It is historic, with some countries the most dangerous places in the world. Not going to happen in the U. S.\u201d
Trump also warned the U. S. must avoid the migration problems affecting Europe and blasted the policies and government of Germany, a close ally.
The president falsely claimed that crime in Germany is \u201cis way up\u201d and said migrants \u201chave so strongly and violently changed their culture,\u201d a phenomenon he said is generating backlash overseas.
Trump\u2019s policies, however, are facing growing criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike, who say it is inhumane to separate children from their families at border crossings.
The president again blamed Democrats in Congress for the separations, even though it was a Trump administration directive \u2014 and not a law \u2014 that instituted the policy.
\u201cIt is the Democrats fault for being weak and ineffective with Boarder Security and Crime. Tell them to start thinking about the people devastated by Crime coming from illegal immigration. Change the laws!\u201d he wrote.
\u201cCHANGE THE LAWS!\u201d he reiterated in a separate tweet.
Trump is set to meet on Tuesday with House Republican lawmakers who are grappling with a pair of immigration measures, one of which would address the family separation issue.
He is expected to face criticism from some GOP lawmakers over the policy, which has generated negative headlines for Trump and his party just months before the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n

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