President Joe Biden this past weekend said he supported financial settlements for asylum-seeking parents and children who were forcibly separated at the southern border by the previous administration and subsequently filed legal action against the federal government, CNN reports. The president in his remarks Saturday, said families “deserve” compensation. “If in fact, because of the outrageous behavior of the last administration, you coming across the border, whether it was legal or illegal, and you lost your child, you lost your child, is gone, you deserve some kind of compensation no matter what the circumstance,” he said. To be clear, asylum is legal immigration. Families were following the law by asking for relief at the border. But as to what the settlement amounts will be, “I have no idea,” Biden continued. “I have no idea.” Read more