Name:   johndoe - Subject:   Here's how it worked Date:   8/11/2019 10:33:02 AM

in 2014.

When Children at the Border Got Compassion

This article is about the surge in unaccompanied children who came to the US several years. The author was undersecretary of the Air Force at the time. Here's a quote:

"Back in 2014, the makeshift facility at Lackland Air Force Base was open for four months and cared for more than 3,600 children. There were more than 100 Spanish-speaking case workers whose primary task was connecting kids with family, so that Border Patrol officers weren’t in charge of caring for children—a task they were never trained to do.

Officials arranged for English, math, and art classes—and sports—for migrant children; citing budgetary reasons, the present administration has canceled such vital services. Five years ago, children slept in dormitories with beds and blankets, not on ice-cold floors. And dozens of medical staff and resources were available, from a clinical psychiatrist to a mobile medical unit for contagious children, which kept dangers such as flu and lice from spreading."

Those who claim that the Obama administration did the same things as the current one are making false statements. This country used to have a conscience. Those of you who defend present actions have lost yours, if you ever had one.