Academics Oppose Family-Separation Policy

Numerous academics, higher education leaders and scholarly associations are releasing statements opposing the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant parents and children at the southern border. Among the statements:

• A statement by scholars of education, history, psychology and sociology.
• A statement from the American Anthropological Association.
• A statement by the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
• A statement from scholars of the family.
• A statement from Ana Mari Cauce, president of the University of Washington and a child psychologist.
• A statement from the Reverend John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame.