Lawmaker Tour of Texas Kids Migrant Camp Draws Two Republicans

Source: Bloomberg


By Jennifer Epstein
June 23, 2018, 2:50 PM CDT

- Confusion continues about Trump administration’s border plans
- Colorado GOP member has issued rare criticism of White House


A bipartisan group of lawmakers toured a Texas “tent city” for immigrant children, including some separated from their parents, as confusion continues about how the Trump administration plans to reunite families.

Democratic members of Congress, including some 2020 presidential hopefuls, have made pilgrimages to the border in the past few weeks to draw attention to the administration’s immigration policies.

Saturday’s visit to the detention center in Tornillo, across the border from the Mexican town of Guadaloupe, also featured Republican representatives Mike Coffman of Colorado and Roger Marshall of Kansas.

They joined Beto O’Rourke, who’s challenging for Texas Republican Ted Cruz’s U.S. Senate seat, and Joaquin Castro, a former mayor of San Antonio, in viewing the camp, which is run by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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