A pretty powerful piece on the evils of the Obama administration's plans to house families in detention facilities.
https://www.aclu.org/...
Last summer, the Obama administration announced its plans to open new immigrant family detention centers in response to the wave of women and children fleeing violence in Central and South America and seeking asylum in the United States. The ACLU and other advocacy groups quickly opposed the White House's policy because of the harm it would inflict on already traumatized women and children.
For a long time, the US had been a country of immigrants. We have a bid old statue holding a shinning beacon for them. But we haven't been that country for a long time now.
At the Dilley dedication ceremony, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that the purpose of this facility was to deter families from fleeing to the United States and to send a message that “if you come here, you should not expect to simply be released.”
Sure, it's bad that women and children are facing slavery, gangs, DV, forced prostitution but this is America. Don't expect to be treated respectfully here. Kids should grow up faster, I guess.
I asked the girl, who cautiously looked over her shoulder at the guard, to tell me what she thinks about when a friend leaves. In a whisper she told me that she’s afraid that her friend’s family may have been forced to go back to their home where they could be killed. I knew that she had witnessed repeated violence against her own mother in their home.
By locking up children, the Obama administration is violating international norms and seriously harming these children.
Prison is no place for a child, and locking children up is inherently traumatic. Children are particularly susceptible to developing symptoms of trauma that persist long after the threat is removed. These often include hypervigilance, uncontrollable bouts of crying, sleep disturbance, and depressed mood.
This is simply evil and something we should all oppose, even if it was created by a democrat. There are a few basic things you can do. You can support groups like the ACLU and join them -
https://action.aclu.org/...
You can email your senators and demand that these camps be closed.
http://www.senate.gov/...