It’s my understanding that these children are not necessarily breaking the law. There are laws that specifically allow people to come here and claim asylum. They probably even permit the children to be released pending an asylum hearing (I haven’t heard definitively whether this latter point is true).
So long as the child shows up at the asylum hearing—which many may not do, and that’s clearly illegal—they aren’t violating the law. Again, if anyone can point to any laws that prevent these children from claiming asylum and being allowed to stay, please educate me.
So who to blame? Blame the stinking politicians who wrote these laws in the first place! In regards to the children themselves, I think we have an obligation to treat them humanely. I prefer they were sent home quickly, even if that means we spend more to set up additional courts to quickly address asylum claims, but a quick fix is unlikely given the politics.
Under the circumstances, those fleeing Guatamala and El Salvador would seek refuge in Mexico.
Huh? Every single one of these cretins crossed our border illegally. Therefore they ALL are criminals.
To claim asylum lawfully, they should go to the border station and do it the proper way.
Every single one of these illegal border crossers should be sent home ASAP.
They are not here seeking asylum, there are here for Freebies and to change America into a third world sewer.
What 'hearing'??
How do they get ACROSS our border to begin with?
Find out and STOP it!