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We have seen our country take a nosedive into becoming "Fourth Reich."
United States of America is now running internment camps.
Our concern now is all the children who are in these camps.
➡️So, where did they come from & why did their parents bring them here?
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United States of America is now running internment camps.
Our concern now is all the children who are in these camps.
➡️So, where did they come from & why did their parents bring them here?
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Tornillo, TX is on US/Mexico border. There is “tent city facility” setup there. Facility is housing 326 children (312 boys, 14 girls):
162 from Guatemala
117 from Honduras
40 from El Salvador
4from “other countries”
3 from Mexico
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#Truth
SOURCE:
msnbc.com/craig-melvin/w…
162 from Guatemala
117 from Honduras
40 from El Salvador
4from “other countries”
3 from Mexico
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#Truth
SOURCE:
msnbc.com/craig-melvin/w…
So if less than 1% are from Mexico, why?
Reason - out of 195 countries:
El Salvador has 2nd highest rate of violent deaths.
Honduras has 4th highest rate of violent deaths.
Guatemala has 17th highest rate of violent deaths.
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#Immigrants
SOURCE:
smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs…
Reason - out of 195 countries:
El Salvador has 2nd highest rate of violent deaths.
Honduras has 4th highest rate of violent deaths.
Guatemala has 17th highest rate of violent deaths.
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#Immigrants
SOURCE:
smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs…
1) A friend posted that he wanted facts to understand why these immigrants claim to be seeking asylum. Said he understood them to be coming to the U.S. seeking more opportunities. As a teacher of immigrants, I had facts to offer. Please read & RT #ImmigrantChildren #Immigration
2) Teens who make it across the border are literally carved up. Chunks of their bodies gone, knifed from their flesh, for refusing to join gangs. Gangs kill their siblings, to make clear they'll do it, then force a gun into kid's hand. "You kill this person, or we kill you."
3) Kid says no, gets chunk knifed out of their body, & gets told, "We'll be back to give you another chance to use this gun. Think hard." Kid doesn't want to kill; kid doesn't want to BE killed, so kid finds a way to get across the border & seek asylum.
This is Cristina Abarca, 36yrs old...+ her two children, Aracely (16yo) and Roberto (10yo)from. They fled from El Salvador after Cristina says Aracely was kidnapped and raped by the gangs who then tried to recruit Roberto #ImmigrantChildren #Immigration
Cristina says she blames herself after her 14yo daughter (at the time) Aracely was kidnapped and raped by the gangs. Cristina was at work and says now Aracely won’t talk about that experience...they head to Boston to live w/ family @NBCLatino @NBCNews
Roberto (Cristina’s 10yo son) describes what it was like to stay in detention after being separated from his Mom and sister....says milk and juice were bad and food was expired and that they slept on the floor in detention in what he referred to as a “cage”
1/ Thread: Here’s everything we know about immigrant children being separated from their families. #ZeroTolerance #separatingchildren #ImmigrantChildren trib.it/hE
2/ About 2,000 children have been separated from their parents at the border, but the actual number is likely higher. trib.it/hE
3/ This comes after the Trump administration announced a “zero tolerance” policy. That means all adults crossing the border illegally will be prosecuted. Since children can't be sent to federal jail, kids who are detained are being separated from parents. trib.it/hE
As a fmr immigration attorney let me be unambiguously clear. Crossing a boarder to claim asylum is *not* a crime; no under US or international law. Any child separated from a parent under that pretext is done so in direct contravention to the laws of the USA. âš– THREAD Pls RT.
If you came to the US without permission to apply for asylum, youmetjod of entry, whether legal or illegal *should* in no way effect your application process. Illegal entry is not a ground of inadmissibility for asylum applicants.
Unlike many other categories of applicants for immigration benefits, ppl seeking asylum in the US are not barred by having made an illegal entry; for example, sneaked across the U.S. border or overstaying a valid visa (one of the top ways people are in the country illegall).
