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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am opposed to Trumps immigration plans, but these kids are here unaccompanied. I work in trafficking and under the law that means without a legal guardian or parent- so a narrow definition. They can’t just be released into the country. Some of these kids are young. They need somewhere to go while a family member is located. I don’t want them with ICE they need to be in shelters. Where should these kids go?[/quote]

Do you know that they arrived unaccompanied or, more likely, they were stolen from the parents that they arrived with? Surely they can be placed with family members instead of in a child jail?[/quote]

Don’t you think it takes time to find family members?  How do you prove that someone is ‘family’ when these kids might have limited documentation.  Would you rather ICE sticks them with any random adult here in the US?[/quote]

These kids are placed with family members as soon as 1) the family can be found and 2) verified that they are family. You can’t just place a kid with any person who shows up claiming they are related. Also if you look at the history of children arriving in this country the vast majority are truly unaccompanied teenage boys. They are coming here in search of work. As a child welfare advocate it breaks my heart to think you have 13 year old boys risking their life to come here to work. I have worked in trafficking through the last administration and this one and both have had this issue. President Obama begged congress for extra money to house these children. The congress gave it to him. [/quote]

True, but the goal should be to RAPIDLY reunite the kids with family, and place them with a foster family if that can't happen.  And the shelter should be non-profit.  [/quote]

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