Study: Kids Hurt by Immigration Raids

AP via SFGate ^ | 10/31/7 | OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press Writer

[SmithL]

Grand Island, Neb. (AP) -- Thousands of children whose parents are arrested in immigration raids in the U.S. face mental health issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, separation anxiety and depression, according to a new study released Wednesday by the Urban Institute.

A child is left without at least one parent for every two adults detained in workplace raids, the study said, and most of those children are citizens or legal immigrants.

"Those children were born in America, and we forgot about their rights during the raids, because they were left parentless," said Steve Joel, superintendent of Grand Island Public Schools, which encouraged parents to keep their children in school following a December raid at the Swift & Co. meatpacking plant.

The study was commissioned by The National Council of La Raza, a Washington-based Hispanic civil rights organization.

Researchers visited Grand Island and Greeley, Colorado, two of six sites where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted raids at Swift & Co. meatpacking plants that resulted in about 1,300 arrests. The immigrants arrested were mostly from Mexico and Guatemala.

Researchers also visited New Bedford, Massachusetts, where more than 360 workers were arrested at Michael Bianco Inc., a factory that makes equipment and apparel for the U.S. military.

[3AngelaD]

And of course associated press had to report it like a straight news story, on a scientific finding, when it is pure propaganda. That’s enough to give ME post traumatic stress disorder.

[Haddit]

Uh, excuse me, but aren’t all kids hurt by the separation of their parents? Many of which are just due to divorce. Why is Garcia trying to put the blame on Americans trying to protect their sovereignty from invaders? Get a grip dude, it’s a cruel world and kids get hurt. Luckily for the kids in this country getting hurt does not mean starving with bloated stomachs, strapping on suicide vests, going blind with maggots in their eyes, malaria, being forced to become street urchins, etc.
The laws should changed so that the kids of illegals can not be legal just because they are born here and also have to be deported with their illegal parents. I have never met an illegal that didn’t hold ties to their old country and had nothing but admiration for it.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

I agree..STOP THE ANCHOR BABIES!!!

[MRInsider]

Perhaps these illegals should be charged with child abuse/child endangerment because of this?

[WLR]

Study: Kids Hurt by Immigration Raids

Cry me a river.

Meanwhile thousands of Americans including children are Robbed, Assaulted, Raped and Murdered by criminal illegal aliens.

Just doing the Job of Robbing, Assaulting, Raping and Murdering that Americans won’t do.

W

[RJL]

Thousands of children whose parents are arrested in immigration raids in the U.S. face mental health issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, separation anxiety and depression, according to a new study released Wednesday by the Urban Institute.

Be sure this gets wide coverage in Mexico so the parents there don't come to the US illegally and put their kids through such disorders!

[RJL]

Steve Joel, superintendent of Grand Island Public Schools, which encouraged parents to keep their children in school following a December raid at the Swift & Co. meatpacking plant.

I wonder how many dollars the Grand Island Public Schools lose each day a student is not in class?

[skeeter]

How the MSM can relentlessly pass off this naked propaganda as “news” without any shame whatsoever is beyond me.

[Little Ray]

So?

[Old Mountain man]

Their parents can always take them back home.

[Bookwoman]

This trauma is 100% preventable and 100% the parents’ fault. If they break the law, they are putting their families at risk.

[gathersnomoss]

We are hurting the CHULRUN??? This is BS. OK....Let’s take this example. What if a family of illegals muscled in to Queen Pelosi’s palatial digs. Let’s say she boots the family out. Will the freakin’ press state that Pelosi hurt the chulrun?

HELL NO! Total Liberal/Socialist BS!!!

[gathersnomoss]

We have a winner. As I stated, liberals care for the Chulrun and can do NO WRONG!

Bull Shit.

[airborne]

Using their logic, no one with a child can be arrested, because it will upset the childern.

[gathersnomoss]

If I take my family to Clinton’s home and take squatters rights, do you thing she would give a crap about my kids as they are shuffled out at gun point?

Yeah right.

[Grams A]

Look at how many are coming out of New Bedford, Mass. Gov’t contract = Senior Kennedy!

[Grams A]

I thought our leaders in DCA had passed the “No Child Left Behind” program.

[monkeycard]

Study: Kids Hurt by Immigration Raids

That's all I have read of this article, my immediate reaction is short and simple.
Get OUT!

[Squat]

Let LaRaza take them in (without more taxpayer dollars) and care for them.

[Centurion2000]

Grand Island, Neb. (AP) -- Thousands of children whose parents are arrested in immigration raids in the U.S. face mental health issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, separation anxiety and depression, according to a new study released Wednesday by the Urban Institute.

So freakin what? My wallet gets hurt when the parents of these leeches take their kids to the emergency room for little problems because they have no insurance.