Sen. Merkley Issues Statement on Bill on Migrant Children
August 01, 2019
August 01, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved on a party-line vote a bill that would allow the government to imprison migrant children in family internment camps for up to 100 days:
"This is a deeply shameful moment for our nation. The internment camps America operated during World War II are one of the darkest chapters of our history. We should be determined to learn from the painful episodes of . . .
"This is a deeply shameful moment for our nation. The internment camps America operated during World War II are one of the darkest chapters of our history. We should be determined to learn from the painful episodes of . . .