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"It was heartbreaking," said Romney during the debate, in response to a question about the separation of the immigrant family. "It was a dark chapter in American history: seeing children separated from their parents."
"This is inexcusable and can not continue," said the Senate candidate.
In November, Romney will face Democratic opponent Jenny Wilson, a member of the Salt Lake County Commission.
In May, the Trump government announced a policy that the authorities would prosecute anyone illegally crossing the border. This meant that undocumented immigrants who were being prosecuted were being held in federal prisons, where their children could not be with them.
Previous administrations largely chose not to prosecute persons who illegally crossed children, but rather to return them to immigration courts.
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