Democrats keep using the same word to describe Trump's DACA decision
Thomson Reuters
In doing so, many of them homed in on one word in particular to describe the decision: cruel.
Leading the charge was former President Barack Obama, who enacted the DACA policy through an executive order in 2012. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Obama called the White House's decision "self-defeating" and "cruel" because it would send the children of immigrants back to countries they barely remember, and in some cases, don't know the language.
"To target these young people is wrong - because they have done nothing wrong," Obama said.
Former Vice President Joe Biden used the same language as Obama, saying in a Facebook post that deporting DACA recipients is "cruel."
"It is inhumane. And it is not America," Biden said.
And the same word popped up in the statement from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who called Trump's decision "a cruel act of political cowardice."
The three were far from the only Democrats to use the word on Tuesday and Wednesday. Take a look at what other members of the party had to say.
Eric Holder, Attorney General under Obama:
Rep. Adam Schiff of California:
Ben Rhodes, national security adviser to Obama:
Rep. Barbara Lee of California:
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democratic Party:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island:
Sen. Kamala Harris of California:
Rep. Ted Lieu of California:
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut:
Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton:
Undoing #DACA unnecessary & cruel.Extremists favor this-not majority. Inconsistent with who we say we are as a nation. Dreamers-good for USA
- Eric Holder (@EricHolder) September 5, 2017
President Trump's cruel #DACA decision means one thing: hundreds of thousands of DREAMers stand to lose everything. Congress must act now.
- Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiffCA) September 5, 2017
If you don't want to end DACA then...your Administration shouldn't end DACA. You can't blame Obama for your cruel incompetence. https://t.co/qp0BqAnNP0
- Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 6, 2017
Ending #DACA is cruel and heartless. Congress must act now to protect #DREAMers and pass comprehensive immigration reform once and for all.
- Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) September 5, 2017
Trump's decision on DACA is the ugliest and most cruel decision ever made by a president of the U.S. in the modern history of this country. pic.twitter.com/3k64uuo2XM
- Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) September 5, 2017
To the youngsters who fear @realdonaldtrump's cruel plan to end #DACA: Don't give up; many will fight for DREAM Act.
- Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) September 4, 2017
1. @SenKamalaHarris statement on #DACA pic.twitter.com/j5WDBwGHki
- Yashar Ali (@yashar) September 5, 2017
Dear @realDonaldTrump: Deporting Asian & Latino #DACA students does not improve the lives of any Americans. But it does make you super cruel https://t.co/QSb7vYRFoY
- Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) September 5, 2017
Sen. Murphy on ending DACA: "It takes someone with a dark heart to do something as cruel and pointless as this" pic.twitter.com/b4kqGBO7sP
- Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) September 5, 2017
How can an American President be so cruel? #DACA
- Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) September 5, 2017
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