07-25-2014, 05:25 PM
(07-24-2014, 10:36 AM)Maggot Wrote: They say that "the children" are about 15% of the people coming in. Most are adults. A terrorists favorite dream crossing and entering with such ease.
I don't know about that percentage. Just since October, more than 57,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border.
The unaccompanied minors are the only portion of the migrant population who can't currently be sent back directly from the border, legally, without a change in legislation. They are immunized, cared for in shelters for an average of 35 days, slated for a deportation hearing, and typically placed with a sponsor in the US.
It's the surge in the number of minors that's the crux of the problem in terms of migrants from Central America overflowing the detention centers. It's the kids on the buses that are being met with armed and unarmed resistance when they're transported to a new facility to await processing. The $3.7 billion requested by Obama is to address, primarily, the incredible surge in the number of migrant children showing up at the borders alone.
(It's a lot of money; it's the same amount we currently send to Israel each year for it to defend its borders and prosper.)