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TIME's 'Welcome to America' cover brings crying migrant child face to face with Trump

Media June 23, 2018
The magazine's latest cover is striking a chord with those following the family separations resulting from the White House's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.
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· Jun 21

TIME’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump's border separation policy: What kind of country are we?

A Reckoning After Trump's Border Separation Policy: What Kind of Country Are We?
The gambit reflects a President uncomfortable with ideals
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· Jun 21

"Welcome to America." As thousands of immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, 's July cover places the blame on President Trump.

Time magazine cover places iconic photo of crying immigrant child at Trump's feet
In a Time photo illustration revealed Thursday, the iconic image of a 2-year-old Honduran girl cries, glaring up at an image of Trump. Cover text simply states: "Welcome to America."
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· Jun 21

It was on June 12 when this two-year-old Honduran asylum-seeker was photographed by , crying as her mother was detained near the U.S.-Mexico border. Nine days later—her image having helped force a president's hand—she's on the cover of TIME.

A Reckoning After Trump's Border Separation Policy: What Kind of Country Are We?
The gambit reflects a President uncomfortable with ideals
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· Jun 21

The best TIME covers strike a chord, and this one plucks the heartstrings.

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TIME’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump's border separation policy: What kind of country are we?
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· Jun 21

has had a lot of iconic covers, but this one really captures the moment.

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TIME’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump's border separation policy: What kind of country are we?
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· Jun 21
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Time................got it wrong. They should have had him looking the other way. He does not see them. He does not hear them.

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· Jun 21

An amazing cover. The power of a great image

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TIME’s new cover: A reckoning after Trump's border separation policy: What kind of country are we?
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· Jun 22

Time magazine issued a correction after claiming a crying Honduran girl had been separated from her mother. When he first shared the now-iconic photo, Getty photographer said that the girl was detained with her mother.

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· Jun 17

Photographer John Moore () explains the emotional story behind his now iconic image taken at the US-Mexico border.

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