Children crossing alone from Mexico into U.S. surges

[Jazzy]

There is a surge developing in the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S.

And it is creating dire conditions at a makeshift holding center in southern Arizona, where food, water and medical supplies are now running low.

Behind a gate of the U.S. Border Patrol in Nogales is a converted warehouse where the children are staying. On Saturday, there were at least 750 of them living there, ranging in age from 3 to 18, all of them alone.

They shouldn't be there. Ordinarily, this facility houses only adults who cross the border illegally. But in the last 11 days, the Department of Homeland Security says it's been overwhelmed with a flood of children crossing into the Rio Grande Valley in Texas -- 48,000 just last month, as many as 200 children a day.

DHS says it's trying to fix the problem but right now has nowhere else to put them. On Saturday, some of the children were en route to facilities still being prepared in California, Texas and Oklahoma.

For those still there a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrived and is providing health care.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she is "disturbed and outraged" that the federal government is implementing what she calls a "dangerous and inhumane policy."

DHS has ordered 2,000 mattresses for a building that's only supposed to hold 1,500 people. On Saturday, the consul general of El Salvador said the kids are getting showers and appropriate nutrition.

Last night the Department of Justice announced it is looking for young lawyers and paralegals to provide legal assistance for all the families. As for the kids, according to the El Salvador official, some of them are beginning to miss their families and get depressed, so Border Patrol agents are creating a play area.

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Free housing, food, health care, legal assistance and play area. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer should be "disturbed and outraged" these illegals are here in the US getting a 'free ride' off our tax payer money.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

I keep saying it is well past time for the states to start ignoring the federal government and start taking action on there own regardless of what our corrupt politicians and judges say.

They need to start lining up every school bus they have and shipping them back over. The states on the borders should be arming there national guards and putting them on border patrol. Military bases can shoot to kill to keep people out we should be doing the same for our borders. Diseases are being brought into this country Americans have not seen in decades.

Screw this federal government! Independence for the states and there rights!!!!