The Ethical Culture Movement condemns in the strongest terms President Trump’s policy relating to the treatment of political asylum seekers and other immigrants entering the United States at the southern border. Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy is in accord with his abhorrent and racist scapegoating of immigrants and his aggressive strategy of divisiveness in order to sow political chaos, augment his immigration agenda, and appeal to his political base. Read full statement (includes recommendations and history)

On June 20th the President, by executive order, rescinded the policy of separating immigrant and refugee children from their families at our southern border. This is a cause for limited celebration: this policy was an affront to the welfare of children and to the dignity of immigrants who have sacrificed so much to come to a place where they no longer need fear for their safety. Separating children from their parents violates profound ethical principles, cruelly severing the familial bond for no good purpose. Read full statement