After most other New York politicians and activists criticized the president's policy of separating migrant children from their parents, Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) finally released a statement on the issue June 19. "This is a humanitarian issue, and the policy of separating children from their parents is wrong and needs to be addressed immediately. For too many years and administrations, Washington has failed to address how to secure our borders while also ensuring our immigration policies are humane and address the real challenges our border enforcement officers face every day," he wrote on Twitter. "Congress should address this issue quickly, and the compromise legislation I support will do so. In addition, this legislation improves border security, resolves the status of the DACA population, and contains other reforms such as the end of the diversity lottery. The legislation would be the most significant reform to our broken immigration system in many decades, and it represents a good-faith compromise that will forever put an end to this disruptive practice."

My latest on children being separated from their parents at the border: pic.twitter.com/yK7TB3tCJc

— John Faso (@RepJohnFaso) June 19, 2018