Unaccompanied Children Apprehended at the Border Up 77% in FY14
Breitbart -- John Sexton
The number of unaccompanied minors at the southwest border was up 77% in FY 2014 while family apprehensions were up 361% overall compared to the previous year.
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Report: Fewer Illegal Border Crossings by Minors but not Families
President Obama recently reported that the number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) illegally crossing the border was down in August but failed to discuss illegal family crossings, which remained steady according to the Daily Caller. The inflow of UACs is expected to rise again when the weather cools.
Democrats, Republicans Ignore Border Surge Fix
President Obama’s plan for dealing with border surge aliens, which emphasizes the relocation and care of illegal border crossers over their immediate deportation, has Democrats and Republicans in Congress scrambling to develop legislation before the summer recess. But their differing plans make legislative action unlikely and give Obama cover for not doing what he should do - deport the aliens required under current law.
Chairman Goodlatte: 'Obama Fiddles While our Borders Implode'
At a Wednesday hearing on the surge of illegal aliens crossing the border, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said “These individuals know that the Administration’s policy of non-enforcement of our immigration laws presents a golden opportunity for unaccompanied minors and families with minors to come to the U.S., most likely to be released with very little chance of ever being removed…It is often said that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Unfortunately, it seems Obama fiddles while our borders implode.”
Democrats Claim Border Surge Aliens are Refugees, Current Law Notwithstanding
Congressional Democrats are increasingly referring to those crossing in the border surge as “refugees,” who would have a different standing under U.S. and international law than those seeking legal status through asylum or other means. This shift in language is meant to conjure up public sympathy for displaced persons, and to infer that the United States has a legal obligation to accept the coming illegal aliens. Democrats may score political points under this strategy but should not gain the illegal aliens admission as refugees since current U.S.
Goodlatte Presses DHS for Answers on Unaccompanied Alien Children Border Surge
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., wrote Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson seeking data on the number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) apprehended on the southern border over the past few years and the immigration benefits they were given. His committee will hold an oversight hearing on the matter next week.
Most Illegal-Alien Children in Recent Surge Likely to Stay, Attorneys Say
Hundreds of illegal-alien children continue to cross certain sectors of the U.S. southern border each day, often with their mother. In an effort to stop them from coming, the Obama Administration is claiming they are subject to deportation but immigration attorneys say the vast majority of children may be given the legal right to stay under current immigration and asylum laws.
