BORDER/BUSH/CHILDREN/HILLARY CLINTON/IMMIGRATION/MELANIA/OBAMA FAMILY: “In the weeks since the Trump administration instituted a zero tolerance policy that seeks to criminally prosecute anyone who crosses the border unlawfully and effectively causes children to be separated from their families, criticism has poured in from advocacy groups, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and a host of political luminaries who are no longer in office. Now, in the span of about 24 hours, all four living former first ladies have added their voices to the chorus of public critique, calling the practice ‘immoral,’ ‘disgraceful’ and a ‘humanitarian crisis.’ Even the current first lady, Melania Trump, took the somewhat unusual step of issuing a statement that appeared to align somewhat with her predecessors, while also avoiding assigning partisan blame…The rare public show of unity among several former first ladies drew a response Monday afternoon from Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security, who acknowledged that “calling attention to this matter is important” and said the situation at the border is “a very serious issue” that Congress needs to fix, according to a transcript of her remarks.”
-Matt Stevens and Sarah Mervosh, “All 4 Living Former First Ladies Condemn Trump Border Policy That Separates Families,” The New York Times online, June 19, 2018