Democratic senator to bring mother and child separated at the border to State of the Union

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Source: CNN



Updated 3:06 PM ET, Fri February 1, 2019

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Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Friday that he will bring a mother and daughter who were separated at the US-Mexico border last year as guests for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next week.

The decision is intended to "highlight the human suffering caused by President Trump's child separation policy," a news release from the senator's office stated.

The mother-daughter pair -- Albertina Contreras Teletor and Yakelin Garcia Contreras, who will be 12 years old on Tuesday, the day of the address -- were separated from one another at the southern border for a period of roughly two months and were reunited in July 2018, according to a statement from the senator's office.

Inviting guests to the State of the Union offers congressional lawmakers a chance to send a pointed message during the speech that takes place annually in the House chamber before a joint session of Congress.

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Undocumented worker fired from Trump's Bedminster club invited to State of the Union
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Washington (CNN)An undocumented worker fired from President Donald Trump's New Jersey golf club will be in attendance at Trump's State of the Union address next week after being invited by a Democratic congresswoman.

Victorina Morales, a Guatemalan native, worked for years at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey before describing herself as an undocumented worker to The New York Times in December. She was ultimately terminated from her job and currently faces deportation.

Morales was invited to Trump's State of the Union address by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, which the congresswoman's office and Morales' attorney confirmed separately to CNN. ...

[Cha]

1. Good on Sen Merkley.. this is Important!

[SunSeeker]

2. Never let the country forget Trump's baby caging! nt

[Kurt V.]

3. i like merkley. alot. but this is a bad idea.

exposing a child to who knows what during the SOTU has real life consequences. tRump is an animal. he could easily go off script and say horrible shit.

[Amaryllis]

4. It may be the kid was given the choice and is all for it. 12 year olds have a huge range of

maturity levels. I taught that age for many years and they can be strong activists. MErkley is my senator and I trust his judgment. He is a very smart and insightful guy.

[Kurt V.]

6. i agree with you and trust your experience about the maturity of 12 y.o.s. tRump is NOT a normal

human being and shouldn't be treated as such. this is a bad idea

[Enoki33]

5. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Worth remembering.

[torius]

7. Trump's victims are so many

He would need several Madison Square Gardens and more to accommodate them all.