New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Tuesday that he will launch a multi-agency lawsuit against the Trump administration for its separations of families at the border, citing the infringement of the constitutional rights of the children and families.
“The Trump Administration’s policy to tear apart families is a moral failing and a human tragedy,” he said. “We will not tolerate the constitutional rights of children and their parents being violated by our federal government. New York will act and file suit to end this callous and deliberate attack on immigrant communities, and end this heartless policy once and for all.”
Cuomo likely has multiple motivations for the legal action, as he is currently fighting off primary challenger and actress Cynthia Nixon from the left and wants to boost his liberal credentials.
The Poster boy for the argument that “there is no difference between the Parties”…
Wow, did Maureen Dowd write this, or some other Dem-hater? Cuomo has room for improvement, but actually has a solid record of actually doing the right thing. I see the typical self-immolating Democrats are already weighing in.
I’d be shocked if Andrew Cuomo saw Cynthia Nixon’s erratic, policy-free campaign as an actual threat. She’ll get between 30%-35% of the primary vote, the same as any gadfly garners.
Cuomo falls into category of Rockefellar Republican, which all things being equal, is not a bad thing in light of alternatives like Astorino or that POS Paladino…
But we can do a lot better, and I don’t mean Cynthia Nixon…
New York has standing for this lawsuit:
Anyone who has experienced child abuse or has been a frightened child at some point should be 100% behind this and stifle the urge to catcall or question motives:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/what-separation-from-parents-does-to-children-the-effect-is-catastrophic/2018/06/18/c00c30ec-732c-11e8-805c-4b67019fcfe4_story.html?utm_term=.c17d42182d5b
Thank you, Gov. Cuomo, and the other governors who are withdrawing their national guard from the border.
Would that we had a governor in Texas who would put the kibosh on this shameful policy.