Re: Politics and the Church
America is doing it wrong. The parents and the children should be in jail together. That's the best possible outcome, to stop illegal migration. In other countries, in SE Asia, Australia, it works! The problem with keeping children out of jail is that the mothers or fathers might be willing to go to jail for the interests of their child, knowing they are cared for by foster care etc. It's a sacrifice most parents would be willing to make. Putting the child in jail as well solves that problem, keeps them together, easier to process them as a family. The parents can protect them, and the children can play with other children.
When I say "jail", I don't mean supermax. They have toys, they have play areas, they get fed, clothed, free education, medical, all the essentials they need. Most of all they keep their family and community intact. Especially if they are from a tribal culture like the middle east, family is everything.
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