What’s The World Coming To? Celebs And Personalities Weigh In On #Zerotolerance
Nobody can deny that changes have definitely come, but they’re not the changes we were hoping they would be. Politics now, both in our country and elsewhere, have become polarizing instead of harmonizing and it’s the people who suffer the consequences.
The U.S. government recently came under attack with its zero-tolerance policy for illegal immigrants. The move was deemed cruel and un-American. The powerful imagse of children being taken away from their parents and sleeping in cage-like centers have caused a stir and good thing US President Donald Trump has ordered to cease its implementation of separating families for now.
Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan has said that the zero-tolerance policy is still in effect, but not enforced, as they try to find a way to prosecute illegal immigrants without separating them from their families.
Hopefully with more influential people rallying against the cruelties, things will continue to take a turn for the better, and fast. Here are some celebrities and personalities who have expressed their outrage and are asking for changes to be made.
Laura Bush
I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart.
I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart.https://t.co/he1uw1E96A
— Laura Bush (@laurawbush) June 18, 2018
Reese Witherspoon
Attn ALL U.S.Senators & U. S. Representatives: Please support the Keep Families Together Act. This atrocity must end. Please Support S. 3036
Attn ALL U.S.Senators & U. S. Representatives: Please support the Keep Families Together Act. This atrocity must end. Please Support S. 3036 https://t.co/LDJ1cZM1xb
— Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) June 18, 2018
James Corden
This is just bullshit. The scars from being separated from your parents in such a manner will run so deep. No one will ever know the full effects of this, how much hurt is being caused.
This is just bullshit. The scars from being separated from your parents in such a manner will run so deep. No one will ever know the full effects of this, how much hurt is being caused. https://t.co/wjzGN5FdLu
— James Corden (@JKCorden) June 19, 2018
Ellen DeGeneres
I don’t care what your politics are, we can’t be a country that separates children from their parents. Do something about this, here.
I don’t care what your politics are, we can’t be a country that separates children from their parents. Do something about this, here. https://t.co/0ozLcxxmxC
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) June 18, 2018
Bill Clinton
On this Father’s Day I’m thinking of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the border. These children should not be a negotiating tool. And reuniting them with their families would reaffirm America’s belief in & support for all parents who love their children.
On this Father’s Day I’m thinking of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the border. These children should not be a negotiating tool. And reuniting them with their families would reaffirm America’s belief in & support for all parents who love their children.
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) June 17, 2018
Hillary Clinton
We should be a better country than one that tears families apart, turns a blind eye to women fleeing domestic violence, and treats frightened children as a means to a political end.
We should be a better country than one that tears families apart, turns a blind eye to women fleeing domestic violence, and treats frightened children as a means to a political end.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 18, 2018
Chris Evans
Something tells me ‘separate but equal’ wasn’t scripted. What a meatball.
Something tells me ‘separate but equal’ wasn’t scripted. What a meatball. https://t.co/X9nc1kWZPE
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) June 18, 2018
Anna Kendrick
Corey Lewandowski, you are a piece of sh*t.
Corey Lewandowski, you are a piece of shit. https://t.co/0XeGkev2bW
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) June 20, 2018
John Legend
Seriously, fuck you. Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day.
Seriously, fuck you. Reunite the families at the border and we can talk about father's day. https://t.co/bbG0gVqfzq
— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 16, 2018
Maria Britton
Trump is so worried about gangs and criminals. A sure fire way to create gangs and criminals is to criminalize children and leave them with no parents, family or community. Yup. That’ll do it. #KeepFamiliesTogether
Trump is so worried about gangs and criminals. A sure fire way to create gangs and criminals is to criminalize children and leave them with no parents, family or community. Yup. That’ll do it. #KeepFamiliesTogether
— Connie Britton (@conniebritton) June 19, 2018
David Leavitt
Stop separating families NOW #MakeARuleIn4Words
Stop separating families NOW #MakeARuleIn4Words
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) June 20, 2018
J.K. Rowling
NGOs working to stop institutionalisation have been telling the world this for years. Separating children from their families means that many will simply vanish. Institutionalisation renders children highly vulnerable to abuse and trafficking. #KeepFamiliesTogether @lumos
NGOs working to stop institutionalisation have been telling the world this for years. Separating children from their families means that many will simply vanish. Institutionalisation renders children highly vulnerable to abuse and trafficking. #KeepFamiliesTogether @lumos https://t.co/32v27uZRRy
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 20, 2018
Michelle Obama
Sometimes truth transcends party.
Sometimes truth transcends party. https://t.co/TeFM7NmNzU
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 18, 2018
Stephen Colbert
One thing I know for sure: no one on the right side of history has ever had to nitpick what the definition of “cage” is.
One thing I know for sure: no one on the right side of history has ever had to nitpick what the definition of “cage” is.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) June 19, 2018
Anne Hathaway
Lena Headey