Lawmakers tour migrant camp, call wait-in-Mexico policy ‘morally unjust’

Calling it "inhumane," "morally unjust," "heinous," "disgraceful," a "travesty," "horrific" and "heartbreaking," 17 Democratic members of Congress described with great emotion the "disregard for our fellow brothers and sisters" they say they saw on Friday morning as they toured a squalid migrant refugee camp across from Brownsville, Texas.

"This is no way to treat families who are coming to the United States because they are seeking a better life. They are escaping violence; where they don't feel safe," Bonamici said. "We need to open our arms and open our hearts and open our country to these families. Let them come here."