trump administration for separating children from it is rare for the former first lady to weigh in on politics since her husband left office. in the washington post, she says i live in a borderstate. i appreciate the need to protect our international boundaries, but this policy is rule and it breaks my is cruel and it breaks my heart. let s talk about this with zachary wolfe. let s talk about the administration policy. steve miller is the architect related to immigration. whether the botched rollout of the muslim ban or this issue. here is what he told the new york times. the separation of the children from families was a simple decision by the administration to have a zero tolerance policy over illegal entry period. here is what his boss, the president, said.