children fleeing from violence are NOT invaders, they are refugees

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19. I suggested it in order to justify using national defense, military

money to provide housing, etc. for the children.

Invasion is a word that triggers national security issues and therefore money. These children are going to have a lot of needs, and our social services system if not geared or funded to take care of them.

If DUers are so opposed to my use of the word "invasion," then I hope they are ready to take a child or two into their own homes. Children in the US do not have the legal authority to just live out there on the streets on their own.

I live in an area with a lot of immigrants and have quite a few immigrants in my family. Adult immigrants with college degrees can find themselves adrift in an America in which their education or skills are meaningless. Immigrant children alone on their own??? That's a really tough way to start out life.

The Jewish children who were given refuge in England in WWII were invited and were housed and cared for through and organized effort. They did not just arrive at the border and expect someone to take care of them.

If DUers don't like the term invasion, then they need to step up to the plate and take the children into their homes and communities as refugees.

But I think most of these children will be sent back to their families in Central America. Our immigration laws probably will not find most of them to be genuine refugees, and so housing them in military facilities, on military bases is the best interim solution. That way the money can come out of the military budget, and Obama will not have to beg the Republicans in Congress for it.