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Wisconsin Democrats Keep Pressure On Immigration Policy

Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa Said Trump Could End Crisis With A Phone Call

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immigrants who've been taken into custody sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas
In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who’ve been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP Photos

Wisconsin Democrats are keeping the pressure on Republicans over President Donald Trump’s immigration policy of separating children from parents who cross the border illegally.

Assembly Democrats held a news conference in the state Capitol on Wednesday to rally against Trump, the separation policy and Republican Gov. Scott Walker for sending Wisconsin Army National Guard troops to Arizona this week to assist border patrol agents.

Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, vice president of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Wisconsin chapter, told reporters that separating children from their parents causes brain damage that can resonate for decades.

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Centro Hispano of Dane County Executive Director Karen Menéndez Coller said the policy signals to Hispanics that they’re not welcome and are lesser people than Americans

Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa said Trump could end the crisis with a phone call.

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