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Family Separation at the U.S.-Mexico Border - This is what democracy looks like. Over 700 protests all over the country demanding an end to Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. We were proud to partner with @MoveOn & dozens of other organizations to help coordinate this day of action.
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![Migrant children: Trump signs order to 'keep families together' (bbc.co.uk) submitted 5 hours ago by Noerdy 9517 comments share save hide report 38.0k /r/news/comments/8sl6v8/migrant children_trump_signs_order_to_ keep/e109vg2/ sorted by: best Want to add to the discussion? Post a comment! CREATE AN ACCOUNT you are viewing a single comment's thread view the rest of the comments__ [-] 1hatepopcornceilings 4272 points 5 hours ago* What happens when adults cannot prove that they are the parents of the children they cross with? From what I understand, many adults crossing the border have no documentation proving that the children they have are actually their children. This is often done because such documentation proves that adults and minors are indeed, illegal aliens. It can also be because the child is the victim of human trafficking. I have yet to see concrete data on this, so it's speculation as of now. That being said, if an adult were to enter, say, customs at an airport with a child and had no documentation for that child, the adult would be detained until it could be verified that he/she was the parent I suspect that many cases of adults being separated from children are just that. Think about it, if you were an illegal entrant in a country, would you want documentation proving that you were indeed an illegal alien? Trump undoubtedly handled this poorly, and children should should be left with adults when it can be clearly established that the children belong to the adults. But there are other factors at play. Congress, left and right, has played games with immigration legislation for years, preferring to pass the buck down the road or put it on the shoulders of the president (trump, Obama, Bush, etc). The government hasn't given much of a care about the horrors faced by illegal immigrant children along the path here, which are undoubtedly worse than a detention center, parent or not. Also, adults and illegal immigrant parents are very much to blame. They put children in untenable and dangerous situations, period. Also, if the government really wants to help out (which they don't, they only care when it's politically advantageous for them) they would spend considerable time, money and resources investing in and securing countries where these migrants come to, which would be beneficial for the migrants and the popultion of those countries as a whole In other words, this is a mess exploited by political jackals, special interests, and is only paid attention to when it suits certain groups (republicans when Obama was in office, democrats now) EDIT: I wa o give the following text some visibility. Thanks to /u ortsengin or posting This is hands down the most concise and neutral explanation of the issue I've come across as of yet. There's an incredible amount of misinformation being spread about this situation on both sides of the aisle (not necessarily surprising if y Basically, the Flores agreement stated that you cannot put detention facilities that impede their ability to be "children (I know that's a super vague descriptor, the article describes more specifics). The government's interpretation of the 2016 argu urge restricte greem accompanied minors In 2014 there wa ega re ng governm ren oge roblem wa omplete sh t holes rcrow ng pu federal mmigrants 2016 urt ruling (Flo made it explicit t Flo greem ega ically sa these s* thole d Fast forward to May, the zero-tolerance immigration policy is ramping up, we're seeing record high immigration from Central American em become urprise Flo mporary governm attem be sued i blivion via t Agreeme dren detention ordered amendme WalMarts agreeme issue is complicat GOP rump can wa dicial repercus e violating the Flores Act amended by Flo ompletely de wrong ero-t olerance immigration policy wrong positio ome text to my initia go EDI](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/384/594/c49.png "Issue is Complicated")
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