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tulipsandroses

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Sat Jul 13, 2019, 07:56 PM Jul 2019

So whats the plan for children that may be left behind? I know they don't care

But if you have an undocumented parent with children that are US citizens. What's the plan? If they have no relatives to take them? What Foster Care? That is a better option when the only crime the parent has committed is being here without documentation? Again more separation of families?

Thus far I've seen stories of families separated where one parent has been deported and there's another parent still here in the US. But what if there is only 1 parent in the home?

They talk about how immigrants " burden" the system, are we not going to create a bigger burden if we put these kids in the system? Even if temporarily while the parent is locked up - then deported - Even if they eventually get their children to the country they get deported to, that might take some time.

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So whats the plan for children that may be left behind? I know they don't care (Original Post) tulipsandroses Jul 2019 OP
Are there no prisons? murielm99 Jul 2019 #1
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