DEMS/ICE/IMMIGRATION/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Vice President Mike Pence said Friday [7-6-18] that the calls within the Democratic Party to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unacceptable…’ Pence argued that dismantling the agency would lead to more violent crime, more gangs like MS-13, more drugs in the country, and increased human trafficking. ICE has been a target of public outrage for enforcing the Trump administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ immigration policy at the border and separating parents from their children in order to criminally prosecute them for illegally entering the US. The administration has stopped the practice of family separations and has been attempting to reunite families. After his speech Friday, Pence was asked by a reporter if ‘child separation was a Christian thing to do.’ He did not answer the question. Pence traveled to Central and South America at the end of last month, and participated in a multi-lateral meeting in Guatemala City with leaders from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, all countries who have seen a number of their citizens recently attempt to legally and illegal immigrate to the US.”
–Elizabeth Landers and Veronica Stracqualursi, “Pence says Democrats’ calls to abolish ICE are ‘irresponsible,’ defends agency,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 6, 2018 2:26 pm