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Judi Lynn

(160,707 posts) Wed Jun 13, 2018, 07:01 PM Jun 2018

New Mexico governor supports family separation policy

New Mexico governor supports family separation policy
Updated 5:01 pm, Wednesday, June 13, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez supports the federal government's decision to separate children from parents who cross the border illegally, she said in an interview during a visit to the border.

Martinez, who was in Santa Teresa for the opening of a manufacturing plant Monday, said she backs the Trump Administration's zero tolerance effort, the Albuquerque Journal reported .

The Republican is a staunch supporter of tougher border enforcement.

People shouldn't be allowed to break the law "simply because they have children," Martinez said.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/New-Mexico-governor-supports-family-separation-12991240.php