Was there a law passed in 1997 by clinton about separating immigrant families?

No. The law that might be referenced here is the 199 federal consent decree also known as the Flores consent. This decree requires that the federal government release undocumented immigrant children rather than detain them. It does not necessarily require that families be separated

its whatever your mind tells you

what are the choices btw if it was me id say the lack of money to continue with education