Yes... you do need to say more....much more.
OK . . . Only because you asked for it.
You're a good person, Slow. Your passion for justice is admirable.
I know, if a dog slipped into the river or a chick fell out of its nest you would extend a helping hand and save the unfortunate animal.
Surely, in the depths of your heart you can understand that separating children from their parents is a violation
of what educated people call the Social Contract. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract )
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's treatise publish in 1762 argues that you give up certain "rights" to live in a civilized society.
You give up the right to kill your neighbor or burn his house down.
This civilized behavior is the backbone of modern society; it's what separates us from the caveman.
People who do not agree with this principle might be better served if they lived in jungle or up in a tree.
They do not deserve to be leading a nation or dictating immigration policy.
Now, despite your putting words into my mouth, I am not an advocate of open borders.
I just find it reprehensible to torture families as we now see occurring on the border.
There are humane ways to handle hordes of illegal immigrants, including quick adjudication and
speedy deportation.
Hopefully, you will welcome the opportunity to see yourself as an upright citizen,
holding you head up high and having strong faith in your principles.
Can you honestly say that you, personally, would grab that child from it's mothers
arms and put it into a cage? And is asking someone else to do it FOR you any better?