OPINION: Children’s surge of illegal aliens is overwhelming the southwest border
By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Obama’s dreamy promise lures thousands to the border
There’s a surge on the border. This is a surge far different from George W. Bush’s dispatch of armed might to win the day in Iraq. This is a mass movement of immigrants that threatens to transform the nation. Children are walking hundreds of miles across a hostile environment with little more than the clothes on their backs, accompanied by neither a parent nor other responsible adult. The numbers of these children making the treacherous journey are much higher than the Obama administration has acknowledged, according to reporting by our Stephen Dinan. The deputy Border Patrol chief, Ronald Vitiello, said in an internal memo on May 30 that border agents caught 40,000 unaccompanied children last year. They expect to apprehend 90,000 children this year, and 142,000 in 2015. Americans are a kind... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/9/editorial-the-childrens-h... |