I am concerned about the well-being of child immigrants and urge you to do everything possible to help them. Border and immigration laws, policies, and procedures typically are designed to address problems related to adult migrants. I ask you to consider the special circumstances of children traveling without their parents, when you establish policies and implement them.
I hope that children are reunified with families when possible, that they are treated humanely, and that they are not sent back to dangerous home conditions. I also have faith Congress will allow children, who have been in the United States for years and attending school, to have a path to citizenship.
I urge your office to do all that it can to protect the safety and well-being of immigrant children.