07-15-2014, 09:42 AM
People, Pressure, Pledges, and Partisan Politics
Yesterday, President Obama authorized the first deportation of Central American migrants/refugees since he publicly pledged to speed up the process and called on Congress for budget and action to address the growing crisis at the Texas border.
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Honduran President Juan Hernandez, in an interview published on Monday, blamed U.S. drug policy for sparking violence and ramping up migration to the United States. His wife urged the United States to do more to help.
"The countries consuming drugs need to support (us) and take joint responsibility because if there wasn't demand, there wouldn't be production and we wouldn't be living like we are," Ana Garcia de Hernandez said as she awaited the children.
Obama's administration has projected that without government action, more than 150,000 unaccompanied children under the age of 18 could flee the three Central American nations next year.
The proposed actions will test Obama's ability to negotiate effectively with Republican lawmakers who have blocked much of his agenda ahead of a November election when they hope to capture the U.S. Senate from his Democratic Party.
Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14...86326.html
Yesterday, President Obama authorized the first deportation of Central American migrants/refugees since he publicly pledged to speed up the process and called on Congress for budget and action to address the growing crisis at the Texas border.
Honduran President Juan Hernandez, in an interview published on Monday, blamed U.S. drug policy for sparking violence and ramping up migration to the United States. His wife urged the United States to do more to help.
"The countries consuming drugs need to support (us) and take joint responsibility because if there wasn't demand, there wouldn't be production and we wouldn't be living like we are," Ana Garcia de Hernandez said as she awaited the children.
Obama's administration has projected that without government action, more than 150,000 unaccompanied children under the age of 18 could flee the three Central American nations next year.
The proposed actions will test Obama's ability to negotiate effectively with Republican lawmakers who have blocked much of his agenda ahead of a November election when they hope to capture the U.S. Senate from his Democratic Party.
Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14...86326.html