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Article snippet: MORE by voicing support for an immigration bill that would end the separation of children from their parents and guardians at the border. MORE (R-Ky.) said Republicans need to fix the problem through legislation, and that the fix should be narrowly tailored. ADVERTISEMENT “My assumption is in order to fix this problem you can’t fix all the problems,” he told reporters. He also noted pointedly that “all of the members of the Republican conference” support a plan that would keep children with their families, underlining the strong opposition among GOP senators to Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, which has resulted in children being taken from their parents. “We need to fix the problem and it requires a legislative solution,” McConnell said during his regular Tuesday afternoon appearance before reporters — and just an hour or so after a defiant Trump showed no signs of backing down during a fiery speech. Lawmakers in both parties, along with conservatives in the media and business, have panned the Trump policy for separating families, which has created campaign fodder for Democrats. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board on Tuesday said the policy risked losing Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate, underscoring how the crisis has unnerved conservatives ahead of the midterm elections. McConnell’s support for a narrow bill is telling given work by House Republicans on a broader measure. The legislation in the House, a compromise between GOP centri... Link to the full article to read more