Giving Compass' Take:

• The author spotlights protestors comments from the 600 immigration marches over the U.S. in late June. 

• How do these marches have a powerful effect on civil society?

• Read an analysis of the family separation policy and the broader impact for the U.S. government. 

Less than two months ago, the Trump administration announced it would separate minor children from their parents at the border as part of its new “ zero tolerance” policy on undocumented immigration. This controversy has prompted such a public outcry that President Donald Trump walked back the family separation policy with an executive order. Since then, only around 500 families have been reunited.

On Saturday, June 30, people protested in more than 600 marches against Trump’s family separation policy. The Washington, D.C., march featured “Orange Is the New Black” actress Diane Guerrero talking about being separated from her parents after they were deported to Colombia, and progressive congressional candidate Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez attended the New York march.

Chrissy Teigen and her infant son joined protestors at the Los Angeles march. She also gave a speech offering support for immigrants like her mother.

Around 70,000 people attended the Families Belong Together march in L.A., with many attendees drawing inspiration from Melania Trump’s jacket bearing the text “I really don’t care. Do u?” that she wore when she visited an immigration detention center for children last week. Many marchers brought signs, umbrellas, and jackets with some variation of the message “I really do care.” Marchers were particularly motivated to come out after seeing photos of children in cages at detention centers.

One protestor, Alana Brodwick from Echo Park, Californa said, “It just seems like everybody should be outraged. The next step is what? Murder? Everyone should be outraged. And they’ll turn these kids into delinquents. He’s gone too far. It’s just too outrageous. As John Lewis said this morning, ‘We all came on different ships. And we’re all in the same ship now.’”

Read the full article about immigration protests by Phoenix Tso at GOOD Magazine