along this terribly dangerous network. i am considering exactly that. if you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you, and that child may be separated from you as required by law. what do you say to people who worry about the impact of separating parents and children? don t break the law. i mean that s why they re separated, because they re breaking the law. the criticism and scorn are now withering. and about those first ladies, it s laura bush s opinion piece in the washington post that s getting the most attention. quote, i live in a moreder state. i appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. it is immoral, and it breaks my heart. these images are eerily reminiscent of the japanese-american internment camps of world war ii, now considered to have been one of the most shameful episodes in u.s. history. members of congress from both sides have weighed in.