Hello Mike,

>LL>Separating parents from their children is not sound policy.
>
>I disagree.  Those folks coming to the border illegally and bringing young
>children with them are endangering the life of a minor.  Here in the US, if
>you commit a crime that puts your kids in danger, your kids go into
>protective custody.

Well over 90% of "those folks" trying to cross the border are
fine people.  Most of them coming here wanting to apply for asylum,
as the places they are from too dangerous for them to live.

Yes, a small percentage (significantly less than 10%) are criminals,
or people with a criminal record.  And even fewer are child smugglers
and/or drug smugglers.  These people should not be allowed to enter,
except to be locked up in prison for their crimes (then deported to
wherever the hell they came from).

Children are not criminals, although some may be victims.  Protecting
children by separating them from those who kidnapped them is doing
those children (and their parents) a real service.  Re-uniting those
children with their real parents is an extra plus.

I do not have a problem locking up criminals.  Especially
criminals who try to smuggle children.  Last I heard, kidnapping
is a crime.  In fact, I know of no country that condones it.

What should be done with those criminals?  Lock 'em up!
Lock 'em all up!  And then throw away the key!

But no.  That is not what happens.  We lock 'em up for a few
years, at our expense, then deport them to wherever they came from.
One or two months later, they sneak back in.  With more children
in tow.

Better to find them, separate them from the children, and send
them to a deserted island with no children around.  Then hope the
sharks eat them when they try to swim back to the border ...

For those (not criminals) seeking asylum, let 'em in.  Let 'em all in.
Grant them all a fair hearing, and if their case has merit, allow them
to stay.  Really that simple.

>Or are you trying to tell us that the lives of these border kids is not
> worth as much as US kids?

The criminals who attempt to smuggle children across the border
do not care a whit about the lives of those children.  What they
want is to be handsomely paid for their services.  And not get
caught in the process.

We have a duty and obligation to protect those who are victims
of predators.  These are children who have been kidnapped.  Those
who kidnapped them did not do so for altruistic reasons.  I'll
let you figure out the rest.

How do countries in Europe handle this?  Do those countries
separate adults from children?  For example, many refugees from
Syria have sought to find a new home in Germany, Sweden, etc.

Here's the short answer: Yes.

--Lee

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Laying Pipe Since '88

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