Tulsi Gabbard on Keeping Families Together

Key Points

• Tulsi strongly opposes taking children from their parents at the U.S. border, except in extraordinary circumstances such as trafficking, abuse, or neglect
• Tulsi stated, “The Trump Administration’s use of children as pawns in the immigration debate is despicable and must end now.”

Legislation

• H.R. 6135 Keep Families Together Act to:
• Keep families together at the border
• Limit criminal prosecution for asylum seekers
• Increase child welfare training
• Establish public policy training for family reunification
• Add procedures for separated families
• Add Congressional oversight

Tulsi’s Statements/Video

• “I joined over 190 colleagues today & introduced the #KeepFamiliesTogether Act (HR 6135) to end the inhumane practice of taking children from their parents at the border. We need comprehensive immigration reform, but using children for leverage in immigration debate is despicable”. https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1009508400672182277
• “How is it that no one thought about the need to keep track of the kids they separated from their parents at the border?” https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1016033891398791168
• “Due to the Administration's failure to keep track of these children and their parents, the fate of thousands of kids separated from their parents at the border remains in limbo. Rather than continuing to make excuses, they must act now to #ReuniteEveryChild” https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1016784852862013440
• “The Trump Administration’s use of children as pawns in the immigration debate is despicable and must end now…” https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-calls-keep-families-together-sustainable-solutions-broken
• Tulsi on why we must keep families together: https://youtu.be/lKq0Me__8v8

3rd Party Links:

• Target Liberty: “Rep. Gabbard calls to keep families together” http://www.targetliberty.com/2018/06/tulsi-gabbard-calls-to-keep-families.html