In the normal course of things an unaccompanied child is an emergency. Where are their parents? How do we reunite the family? Since October 1st, 2014, there have apparently been 57,000 unaccompanied children who have been apprehended trying to enter our southern border with Mexico. Many more probably have made it into the country undetected. Why are so many parents sending their children on a long journey to America where an uncertain future awaits them? You can only imagine how desperate things must be for parents to even consider such a thing.
Actually, I can’t really imagine it. I can’t imagine sending my son on such a journey. It’s unthinkable to me. But this is what a lot of parents are doing in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. A humane reaction would be to create a program to grant asylum to families under duress rather than what the Republicans prefer which is to deter these families from trying to use America to save their children.
We also might investigate how we can assist the governments in Central America in combating the rampant crime and violence that is causing this border crisis.
Is it too much for us to use our brains and have a little compassion?
