As I continue to follow the tragedy on the Mexican border, motivated by Republican politicians, I find myself reminded of the novel by William Styron wherein, in World War II, a Polish woman is interned in a Nazi concentration camp with her two young children and has to decide which child would be gassed while the other would be able to live in the camp.

This analogy may seem extreme to some, but try to imagine, if you will, regardless of the situation, a family that is torn apart, with children sent to different locations and the parents having no idea if they will ever see them again, all to support a Republican politician initiative.

I realize such an initiative is supported by those who support the president in an attempt to curb immigration and, no doubt, are the same nitwits who believe sending billions upon billions for a wall will keep out the “invaders.”

It’s hard to imagine anyone believing someone who is intellectually challenged, devoid of any character, humility or emotional maturity and, to be sure, is a most compulsive of liars.

For the record, the young Polish woman burdened with the guilt of sending her young daughter to her death ultimately committed suicide.

Gary D. Ruiz, Murray