Did you not hear the Catholic caller that said their Bishop was approached by the 0bama administration to house the children illegals and were told not to go to the press?
“Did you not hear the Catholic caller that said their Bishop was approached by the 0bama administration to house the children illegals and were told not to go to the press?”
Yes, I caught part of it ... one reason for my post. Looks like a coordinated effort, IMHO.
Read White House fact sheet on emergency supplemental request
07/08/14
EXCERPT
· Deterrence, including increased detainment and removal of adults with children and increased immigration court capacity to speed cases
· Enforcement, including enhanced interdiction and prosecution of criminal networks, increased surveillance, and expanded collaborative law enforcement task force efforts
· Foreign Cooperation, including improved repatriation and reintegration, stepped-up public information campaigns, and efforts to address the root causes of migration
· Capacity, including increased detainment, care, and transportation of unaccompanied children
Read full statement by Bishop Seitz before Congressional committee on immigration of unaccompanied children
POSTED: 11:17 AM MDT Jun 25, 2014
Address the issue of unaccompanied child migration as a humanitarian crisis requiring cooperation from all branches of the US government and appropriate the necessary funding to respond to the crisis in a holistic and child protection-focused manner;
Adopts policies to ensure that unaccompanied migrant children receive appropriate child welfare services, legal assistance, and access to immigration protection where appropriate;
Require that a best interest of the child standard be applied in immigration proceedings governing unaccompanied alien children;
Examine root causes driving this forced migration situation, such as violence from non-state actors in countries of origin and a lack of citizen security and adequate child protection mechanisms; and
Seek and support innovative home country and transit country solutions that would enable children to remain and develop safely in their home country.