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So I can see two outcomes: 1. The children are deported, thus go back to their home countries where they will be cared for. 2. The children are not deported,
by true_religion 8y ago
So I can see two outcomes:
1. The children are deported, thus go back to their home countries where they will be cared for.
2. The children are not deported, thus stay in the US where they will be cared for.
There's no downside. They're toddlers. They were never going to be imprisoned or fined (hopefully, gosh if I got this one wrong I don't know what country we are living in).
The thing is in the US, you the right to legal counsel is restricted to "criminal" cases. Thus in lots of court hearings, you won't have counsel, especially if you are someone who is involved but will face no 'negative' consequences in the courts' opinion. Child custody hearings have children "testify" on their own behalf, but they don't get personalized legal counsel; any support they do get isn't guaranteed to be someone with a law degree.
- monocasa 8y agoA lot of these children were separated from their parents while their parents were seeking asylum. So no, it's not a forgone conclusion that the child will be cared for in the other country. Hell, in some cases they're not even sure which country the child is from.
- true_religion 8y agoIf they cannot determine where a child is from, I am sure that the US government will take care of the child. If they can, and the asylum request is approved, then the child stays in the US. If they can, but the request is denied, then their home country is not an unsafe place, and surely the home country will want their citizen back. I feel like talking about asylum is an edge case in its self. Surely not the majority of immigrants are not legitimate asylm seekers. For most, they may not like their home countries (perhaps due to the low wages, or opportunity) but home is not a place of abuse where we must morally rescue them from.