Tuesday 18 September 2018

The Current Status Of Missing Immigrant Children

By Carolyn Martin


When it comes to news, most people think of it being good or bad. While this is the case, with the current political climate and the inception of fake news, it is up to individuals to fact check information. One area in which doing so is especially important is with regards to news about missing immigrant children.

For, there are those such as sitting Attorney General Jeff Sessions who believe that any one entering or residing the country illegally need to returned to the point of origin. In past situations, it appears there have been children held in wait of parents being processed. In those cases, it also appears that there was a process in which families and children whom were denied asylum were reunited before deportation.

While considered missing, many of these younger individuals from newborns to teenagers are now being housed in tents on a number of U. S. Military bases around the country. In most cases, the tents are an upgrade for those whom having been being held in dog cages or chain link fencing. Still, there is a great deal to be done before any of these children can be reunited with guardians or family members.

In many cases, newborns and toddlers were being cared for by young people whom lack any sense of experience whatsoever, while many babies were going without milk, food and medication for days. When it comes to the toddlers, it was reported that many were wearing diapers which had been filthy and full of pee and feces for hours before being changed. As such, there is no doubt that a number of human rights violations have also taken place throughout the process.

It is no doubt that this event will go down as one of the worse decisions regarding immigration in history. For, the United States is a country that was largely built by immigrants. In fact, many of the original citizens immigrated from other countries through Ellis Island.

There have been some children reunited with families and guardians. At the same time, there are many other babies, children and teenagers crying out everyday for a Mother, a Father, a Sister, a Brother an Aunt, an Uncle. It is these children whom are facing the hardest journey.

The Health and Human Services division of the government have now chosen to house those still absent from parents in tents at multiple military bases. In many cases, these are located near border check points and are located in some of the hottest areas of the South. While the government continues to process the parents or relatives, many of these children remain at risk of never being relocated.

While there are lessons to be learned with regards to the current situation, there will no doubt still be difficulties with regards to immigration and the Zero Tolerance policy set by, whom many believe to be, a very racist Attorney General. As such, it will be interesting to see how this issue and others will effect the upcoming mid-term and 2020 Presidential election.




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