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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 6, 2014 3:55:57 GMT
These children are not being put on a plane by their parents. They wouldn't even be allowed to get on a flight without proper documentation ( passport, visa to enter the USA). These kids are making their way to the US border and somehow crossing over. They might have been sent by their parents, hoping for a better life for them. In some instances they may not have parents or much family left behind in their country. Sad situation, overall.... I think that it is not at all difficult if you do some research on what is going on in some of these locations around the world. Children die from diarrheal diseases, malaria, and violence, thousands and thousands every day. As a parent, it would tear my heart out to send them, but if I thought it might mean that they would live to adult hood, even if it was far away from me? I cannot say I wouldn't make the same choice. Right there with ya.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Jul 6, 2014 7:35:15 GMT
Like many others, I am torn on the situation. However, I agree that we cannot handle the finances behind the problem. There are many people already here who cannot afford the basics for their families. Some must choose between food/shelter/medical care or which child gets clothing when all are in need.
Also, as one pp mentioned, what happens when they all go looking for work with little education? What does it do to wages and job availability for when our own children go looking for jobs? I have teens and live in Southern CA, so this is a very real issue for our area. Our schools are already over-crowded and in desperate need of funds.
As a mother, I feel for the parents that feel the only choice is to send their children, however, as a country, I don't feel like we can take on the problems of the world and still provide for our own.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 1:57:17 GMT
From the link posted earlier:
I am a little nervous about what's going on in these facilities. That's a lot of unaccompanied children being watched by men.
I just saw something on Facebook today that showed a room full of not children. Maybe they're trying to hide how many of them are grown men? Or at least months away from being legally adults?
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 8, 2014 2:15:14 GMT
We are not a rich country when you look at the amount of our debt. I'm curious (I really don't know the answer...): How much do we give to these countries? Did these countries help the U.S after Katrina or 9/11? The message this sends to the rest of the world of America not able to stop thousands of children who are breaking the law is very troublesome. If the government really had a concrete plan about deportation, I think many of us would be more than willing to help! My Dad is a Purple Heart veteran who is disabled from the war. How we can refuse to help our own citizens in favor of non-Americans really baffles me. I know the quality of life is very different there. Does anyone know if there is a travel advisory for these countries right now? I am off to look it up. Thanks for listening! I worry about my beloved country. Wouldn't it be amazing if this turned out to be the feel good story of the year? America needs something positive! I was thinking about this on my walk this morning. How often do Americans go to other countries and purposely disregard their laws. The people that are coming here are coming for their own gain and breaking the law to do it. Many/most of them will continue to break others laws. Many of them won't get a drivers license so will drive without a license and insurance. Some of them will use other people's SSN so they can get a job. What about these older teens that don't speak English and won't have a high school diploma, how will they support themselves. Or will we just add them to the government dole <sigh> The US needs to get tougher on illegals and make ourselves undesirable to them.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 8, 2014 2:33:05 GMT
I heard someone this past weekend talking about how we might consider looking at this from a different perspective. He/she (I can't remember exactly) suggested that we look at it as a humanitarian problem. Rather than throwing money at the issue here, consider the ways that could assist in those countries to make it so that parents didn't feel like the only options they had were to send their children away.
I am explaining it in a very simplistic way, and I disagree that it should be the ONLY thing, but I do think that there may be something to this. We send humanitarian aid all over the world with no return except perhaps in political goodwill...so why not apply that same strategy in this case and maybe stop the problem?
I don't know. I just don't know what the answers are.
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