America’s Response to a Modest Spike in Refugees Is Downright Shameful

[JDPriestly]

14. I don't think you understand the burden that the influx

of maybe 100,000 parentless refugee children into the US means. These children do not have the autonomy or ability to take care of themselves from a legal point of view that adult refugees or immigrants have. In our legal and social services system, an additional 100,000 children is a big hit financially and in terms of personnel and facilities.

30 children to a classroom. Over 3000 new classrooms, teachers, administrators, etc. Then medical care. Then each child gets a lawyer. And housing.

It's a big burden. Then if some of them are gang members already . . . .?

If some of them are ill . . . . ?

If some of them are disabled . . . . ?

It will all cost a lot of money and the money has not been allocated for this purpose. It was another Bush program that was never funded.

This is a serious crisis. It isn't about being mean. It is about taking responsibility. The parents are irresponsible to send their children here. That conduct is scandalous. But once they are here, the program needs funding.

I am suggesting that Obama designate this as a national security crisis and use military funds to help the children and take care of them on military bases. The juvenile justice system or foster care systems would be more difficult to organize to care for these children.