So, there is a “Situation” or a “Problem” at the southern border,
which it is depends on who you are listening to.
Record high numbers of unaccompanied minors are crossing the
border. Most of these children are not from Mexico; they are from
Guatemala, Honduras, or other Central American countries. The
distance from Mexico's southern border to the US border is
approximately 1,125 miles.
The Republicans are blaming the high number of unaccompanied
minors now crossing the border on President Biden’s so-called
rollback of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. They
are calling on the President to send the children back to Mexico and
let Mexico deal with them.
President Biden has stated, and I concur, that it would be immoral
and un-American to refuse the children, and send them back over to
border into Mexico, where they could fall victim to human
trafficking, or worse. So, they are being kept in Border Patrol
facilities that were not designed for children, nor were they designed
for such high levels of occupation.
The Republican Party likes to portray itself as "Christian" and
claims the high moral ground on such subjects as abortion. Frankly, I
find their stance on the unaccompanied minor issue on our southern
border to be highly unChristian and totally lacking in morals of any
recognizable form.
If you are a parent or grandparent, can you imagine the stress and
anguish of having to send your children, without adult supervision,
to walk to another country because there is no way to support them
at home, or because the fear of violence is so great you fear more for
their lives if they stay with you? How desperate would you have to
be to tell your child to walk 1,125 miles, unaccompanied, hoping
they would make it to and be welcome in the United States?
There is nothing moral, ethical, or Christian about turning these
minors away. So instead of blaming President Biden for the
"problem", why don't you moral Christian Republicans work on a
solution? Maybe hire some construction companies to go down to
the border, let's build some dormitories, schools and admin offices
and work on getting these CHLDREN taken care of? (Construction
work-good American jobs, I'm told.)
Jesus said, "Let us love one another," and "Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you."
Think about it. Then tell your Congressman what you think.
Thank you for reading, as always, your comments are welcome and
appreciated.
R.M. "Bob" Hartman