> "I wonder what will happen to the 500+ kids whose parents can't be found?"

Like so many enslaved people, Smalls was haunted by the idea that his family—his wife, Hannah; their four-year-old daughter, Elizabeth; and their infant son, Robert, Jr.—would be sold. And once separated, family members often never saw each other again.

Smithsonian Magazine

The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom

He risked his life to liberate his family and became a legend in the process

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> "I wonder what will happen to the 500+ kids whose parents can't be found?"

Forbes

Biden Promises Executive Order To Help Reunite Migrant Families Separated By Trump Administration

A recent report found lawyers tasked with reuniting the families separated by the Trump administration were unable to locate the parents of 545 children.

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A sad story indeed.  No question that parents need to consider what might happen to their children if they make the journey to America rather than go through regular immigration channels.  

Unfortunately the 'other' issue in the Pope's story is the one dealing with those same parents who for whatever reason do not appear to want their kids back.  If that is true I should think that Pope Francis should chastise those parents.  

jra2750 said:

Unfortunately the 'other' issue in the Pope's story is the one dealing with those same parents who for whatever reason do not appear to want their kids back.

Perhaps they live in an area infested with drug syndicates and gangs and they don't want their children to die?

In other news, The Pope also endorses same sex unions. Pardon me if I have zero respect for what the Pope thinks.

And the number of kids who arrive WITHOUT their parents. We can't just dump all these people in the country. There's a process.

Of course that IS a possibility. But then they have voluntarily put their children in the hands of the American government and have no legal standing IMO.

> "Pardon me if I have zero respect for what the Pope thinks."

"For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom"

In the end, if you want to fix illegal immigration then you have to fix the places these people are fleeing from.

Any ideas?

Yes, the citizens need to make a stand. The cost is paid with spilled blood. We did it. Others can do it.