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Mexicans horrified by prospect of separating immigrant children from parents

Thursday, 09 March 2017 3:18 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 09 March 2017 3:18 AM ]

This file photo taken on February 13, 2017 shows a man standing on the Mexico side of a border fence separating the beaches at Border Field State Park, in San Diego, CA. © AFP

Alasdair Baverstock
Press TV, Mexico City

Mexicans are scared after the new chief of US Homeland Security suggests Washington may deter illegal immigrants by removing children from their parents when caught crossing the border. US President Donald Trump has vowed to curb illegal immigration, but many people on both sides of the border say such inhumane treatment of migrants is a step too far.

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