I think you unpacked this entire issue about as well as could be done. There is no heart, that can be called human, that would not bleed for these children.
They must also realize that the constant attention these children require will have to be paid for by someone, other than themselves. These types of stories hold American’s hostage and manipulate the American taxpayer.
I never hear of any protests against the Mexican Government. It is the mind-boggling hubris of these illegals to protest in America for that which they have no right, that defies any understanding. If there is nothing to protest in Mexico then why would one come here “seeking a better life”?
You know, I would very nearly steady myself and battle for them had they been fighting for those same things they demand from Americans. Yet, they do not and have every appearance of unloading their burdens at the feet of Americans. It is insane to believe that these people breaking the law by thumbing their noses at our sovereignty, is the template for creating an American citizen or a better America. This will only turn America into a larger version of Mexico. I am inclined to doubt ones allegiance when they cut a trail to Mexico when the money runs out.
For decades now, the American people have been conditioned to be suckers for a sad story. Every insidious public policy with which we now grapple has been foisted on us as a way to help a pathetic portion of the population. “It’s for the children” has been a mantra for years. In addition to the helpless children, we have the noble homeless, the dying homosexuals, the abused single mothers, the misunderstood terrorists, and so many more to manipulate us by guilt to give away our hard-earned money, our sovereignty, our self-respect, our right to enjoy the fruits of our labors.
This won’t change until we gut up, refuse to be played and push back on long-term consequences of short-term feel-good legislation. Right now too many conservatives wilt at the label “mean-spirited”. We need a descriptive, pejorative term to apply to the other side who proposes these self-serving, vain policies (for which I hope Freepers can give some suggestions because my mind isn’t working much this morning) that can encapsulate the idiocy the left uses to destroy this nation.