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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Defends Call To Deport Child Migrants
Hillary Clinton Defends Call To Deport Child MigrantsBut legal groups say virtually all unaccompanied minors from Central America qualify for humanitarian relief.
08/19/2015 01:56 pm ET
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-child-migrants_us_55d4a5c5e4b055a6dab24c2f
Hillary Clinton this week defended her call to deport children from the U.S. who are fleeing violence in Central America.
Speaking at a press conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the former secretary of state and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination said that deporting the children, many of whom are seeking asylum, would send a responsible message that would deter Central American families from sending their children to the United States.
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Virtually all the unaccompanied minors who crossed into the United States from the violence- and poverty-plagued Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras last year can make a credible claim for humanitarian relief under U.S. law, according to Jonathan Ryan, the executive director for RAICES, a Texas nonprofit that coordinates pro bono representation for immigrants.
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Last summer, when politicians from both parties were making statements that these children were not refugees, that these children all needed to be sent home, my agency was busy speaking with these children, Ryan told HuffPost. The same statements that Clinton made last summer are the same statements being made to legitimize the family detention that she is now apparently against. Whether its [Republican presidential candidate] Mr. [Donald] Trump or Mrs. Clinton, these knee-jerk statements dont do anything to protect children, and they certainly dont do anything to protect vulnerable refugees.
more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-child-migrants_us_55d4a5c5e4b055a6dab24c2f
and the inevitable result:
Five Children Murdered After They Were Deported Back To Honduras
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2014/08/19/3472301/five-children-killed-after-deportation-honduras/
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Hillary Clinton Defends Call To Deport Child Migrants (Original Post)
tk2kewl
Feb 2016
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mindem
(1,580 posts)1. Yep, It takes a village
as long as the village isn't here. She never fails to disappoint.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)2. Well she liked kids
in the 70s.......
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)3. but of course what Sander's did 50 yrs ago is completely irrelevant
never mind that he has stuck to his principles his entire life, while Hillary always has her finger to the wind
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)4. Funny how that
works huh?