(CNN) The big missing element for President Donald Trump and his allies in the family separation crisis boils down to a single word: Compassion.

And on Friday morning, "Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade expressed that lack of compassion remarkably clearly. Here's what he said ( per Mediaite ):

"Like it or not, these aren't our kids. Show them compassion, but it's not like he is doing this to the people of Idaho or Texas. These are people from another country and now people are saying that they're more important than people in our country who are paying taxes and who have needs as well."

"These aren't our kids." Wowza.

Here's the thing: There's no question that the parents of these children are trying to enter the country illegally. But it's simply not that cut and dried. Many are fleeing persecution in their native countries, seeking asylum in the United States. And all love their kids and are, for the most part, just trying to do right by them. (This obviously doesn't hold for smugglers trying to use children to get into the US.)

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