Obama seeks governors' support on immigrant kids

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and STEVE PEOPLES

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors Sunday as the Obama administration tried to get support from the leaders of states that will host thousands of the Central American children who have crossed the Mexican border on their own since Oct. 1.

Governors of both parties expressed concerns about the cost to states, including providing public education for the children, according to those who attended the meeting. Burwell left the meeting through a side door without talking to reporters.

"Our citizens already feel burdened by all kinds of challenges. They don't want to see another burden come into their state," said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat. "However we deal with the humanitarian aspects of this, we've got to do it in the most cost-effective way possible."

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad were among the most vocal Republican critics. They seized on the administration's plans to place the children with friends or family members without checking on their immigration status.

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FILE - This June 6, 2013, file photo shows House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. On a talk show Sunday morning July 13, 2014, Rogers said President Barack Obama {201c}has tools in his toolbox{201d} to quickly solve what most officials say has become a humanitarian crisis and to deter more children from coming to the U.S. {201c}We can we can safely get them home,{201d} he said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)


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[madokie]

1. To the party of no

It won't matter what the O man does it won't be the right thing

[randys1]

2. Thank goodness USA doesnt claim to be a Christian nation

[rickyhall]

3. No matter how "broke" we are we can still afford corporate and military welfare!

[bigtree]

4. once they recognize that these aren't migrants

. . . but refugees, they can properly address their fate.

In fact, it shouldn't be some summary or collective judgment made without the chance for these children to have their cases decided individually before an immigration judge.