Aliens study: Raids, arrests affect youths
National report cites area
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A Washington-based think tank that studied immigration raids and arrests in Northwest Arkansas and other regions of the country concluded that law enforcement and communities should pay more attention to these operations’ lasting effects on children.
The Urban Institute found that of the 5.5 million children of the estimated 12 million illegal aliens in the United States, three-quarters are U.S.-born citizens.
The institute, which looked at the Rogers-Springdale area among a half-dozen sites it studied, recommended this week that law enforcement objectives be balanced with the protection of children as Congress tackles immigration legislation.
“Immigration overhaul legislation should propose that every U.S.-born child have a court-appointed legal guardian who could fasttrack a petition for lawful ...
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 02/04/2010
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suek says...
The parents of the children should consider the risk they put their children in when they break into our country. We have got to start enforcing the laws of this country.
February 4, 2010 at 11:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TxRzrbak says...
"In every other area of law enforcement, we hold the parents responsible,” he said. “In immigration situations, it was the parents’ decision to violate the law that created this situation.” Bingo!!!
Don't commit unlawful acts while here as an "illegal alien" and the children shall not be subjected to adverse interventions of Law Enforcement while enforcing the laws of the land. I guess that premise is to complicated for many to comprehend.
February 4, 2010 at 12:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Jreform says...
The article and comments clearly point to the fact that the system DOES NOT work. Our political representatives need to tackle the tough issues, like immigration reform, and find solutions. Doing nothing will only cause illegal immigration to continue to be a problem. Mass deportation is NOT the answer as it will cost over $1 billion of our tax dollars, and we would continue to tear families apart, families whose children (the majority) are Arkansas-born citizens... clearly the wrong thing to do from a biblical mandate.
February 8, 2010 at 5:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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