[blueplum]

Zero-era sloppiness fixed - in a week.

making this a two-fer, here's a related article that describes the process one relative went thru. Long story short, it's no longer as simple as just 'flying down and picking up the child' as was allowed under the Obama admin. HHS is being very thorough about the safety of the child but already has the sponsor home/background check process down to about 30-45 days, which, in spite of the article's negative tone, seems pretty darn fast. HHS has also arranged regular phone calls during that time. No telling what the cost per child is. But here's the extra reading:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/after-border-separation-family-tries-to-get-nephew-out-of-foster-care/ar-AAz01MY?ocid=spartanntp

[gaijin]

N
Badly need to tax Western Union remittances to pay for all the lodging and Glenn Beck teddy bears, soccer balls etc.

Say, 50 percent.

[advance_copy]

Under the President’s leadership, much of the incompetency and dishonesty that permeated the U.S. government during Obama’s years has been fixed. The responsible agencies have handled the mess at the border remarkably well under existing legal constraints. What President Trump has accomplished in recovering our government’s capabilities is truly astonishing.

[libertylover]

a parent must request that their child be deported with them. In the past, the agency says, many parents have elected to be deported without their children.

I'd never really thought of it before but probably many people bring their kids with them to the border and maybe even let themselves be caught so that their children will be taken better care of than the parents can provide.