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Oregon's @SenJeffMerkley is making his second trip to the border, demanding answers about the "zero tolerance" policy. The senator and other Democrats visited that children's facility and other border patrol centers. He joins us now on @cbsthismorning
Are your republican colleagues reaching out to you?
"The ones I've talked to have said Jeff, we completely agree with you. This is terrible policy and we're going to call up and whisper to the administration but they won't say it publicly," says @SenJeffMerkley
"For so long we[ The U.S.] have been champions of human rights around the world...there's a whole international protocol of respect and dignity for refugees getting a fair hearing and yet here we are violating it," says @SenJeffMerkley
Republican and Democratic presidents have struggled with illegal immigration. The trump administration is the first to enforce a "zero tolerance" policy that has some children from their parents. @norahodonnell shows us a closer look at how we got here. cbsn.ws/2tiGQdt
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