Posted on 06/09/2014 8:42:01 PM PDT by Steelfish
White House To Request $2 Billion To Handle Border Influx of Children Nogales Border
Influx of children illegally crossing U.S. border is called a humanitarian crisis Federal officials scramble to respond to unexpected surge of minors immigrating alone into U.S.
A rush of young children crossing alone and illegally into the United States from Texas is so large and unexpected that senior officials with the Obama administration said Monday the White House is asking Congress for about $2 billion to grapple with what is being called a humanitarian crisis.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Immigration agents are so overwhelmed that some children are being kept in detention and being processed during a longer time period than the 72-hour maximum requirement, these senior administration officials acknowledged. The officials briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
Although they said they had been prepared for an increase this year in the Rio Grande Valley, the influx was much greater than anticipated. As many as 90,000 minors are forecast to enter the U.S. this year without their parents or guardians, the officials said.
But these officials also reiterated that the increased influx of unaccompanied children who are crossing illegally into the United States through Texas is due to escalating violence in Central America and not because of false rumors that people who cross will be eligible for some sort of permanent immigration relief.
The Obama administration request for the funds would cover costs of the Health and Human Services' Unaccompanied Alien Children program and is just the latest effort by federal immigration officials to contain the crisis.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
What’s DHS’ budget? Never let a crisis go to waste.
Arizona Governor is already SCREAMING about the busloads of kids being brought into her state without any advance word from the Feds & without any help from the Feds for extra security.
Obama certainly is setting up a shooting war, with race & illegals as the trigger.
2 billion to put in his own pocket..act like he gives a rats butt..and move on..inpeach now>>>
Insanity!
Can't get around the ole minimum wage Mortimer.
Not one damned dime. I want $2 billion to go to his impeachment.
At $1 million per mile, this $2 billion would be enough to complete a fence along the entire US-Mexico border, and stop this from reoccurring.
When they get dumped on the street by our FedGov I’m sure they will do whatever they have to to survive. It will be a pedophile’s paradise out there for one thing. Serial killers too. Victims galore!
The officials are not even trying to stop this. Its beyond belief and once again crickets from Congress.
We need to RAISE TAXES NOW!
For the children of course. :)
Audit: More than 57,000 await first VA appointment
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/10/audit-more-57000-await-first-va-appointment/
This just broke. because of the copyright stuff it cannot be posted.
Audit: More than 57,000 await first VA appointment
Meanwhile....
The White Hut is busy trying to negotiate with terrorists and importing illegals by the thousands.
And, a Marine is STILL being held in a Mexican jail.
don’t forget razor wire
Unexpected. my left foot.
You were right the first time. Plain tickets, as in the back of a plain old greyhound bus, not a first class flight.
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