My latest long piece that explains how the Biden admin let the child migrant crisis develop. It chose to:
-keep kids in border cells
-separate kids from extended family
-expel kids w/ parents, causing them to come back
-keep legal crossings closed
cato.org/publications/i…
-keep kids in border cells
-separate kids from extended family
-expel kids w/ parents, causing them to come back
-keep legal crossings closed
cato.org/publications/i…
1. It chose to keep kids in CBP jails in double the numbers of 2019's kids-in-cages disaster in order to maintain social distancing at ORR shelters. This made no sense and led directly to children languishing days-weeks in CBP jail cells. The space was there the whole time 
2. It continued expelling kids with parents to Mexico even after it was obvious that it was causing thousands of children to come back alone. This policy is separating far more families than were separated under Trump's family separation policy in 2019.
3. It has continued to separate extended family members who were the primary caregivers for children crossing without parents, labeling the children "unaccompanied" and expelling the family members to Mexico where they have little hope of reuniting with the kids.
4. It has almost completely banned legal border crossings of asylum-seeking families and children. They are down 95% from their peak in October 2016, forcing children and families to cross illegally, dangerously, ending up in border jails
"The Biden administration has publicly committed to the right principle for addressing child migration—that is, the best interest of the child should supersede other concerns. Yet its policies have not lived up to this lofty principle."
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