James Melton: A grown-up approach to child immigration

[LuckyTheDog]

An analysis from the Center for American Progress (CAP) finds that “U.S. border enforcement policies are not the primary drivers” of the humanitarian crisis of caused by child migrants at the U.S. southern border. Given that, CAP says, the U.S. should adopt an approach aimed addressing the real causes of turmoil in Central America: Organized crime, violence and poverty.

The report, written by CAP’s Dan Restrepo and Ann Garcia, makes it clear that, just as the child migration problem was not caused primarily by United States policies, it cannot be solved entirely from Washington, either.

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What’s most notable are what the CAP analysis does not say – and how that reveals the contrast between right-wing and progressive views on immigration. Nowhere does the report suggest that militarily sealing the border or flatly denying entry to unaccompanied minors would be helpful. Also not included are solutions like “using ships of war,” or statements comparing the immigrant children to al-Qaeda. CAP also rightfully sidesteps the issue of whether or not the border crisis represents God’s judgment on America.

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