1. Children, Parents and Immigration Reform
... are considered "mixed status," meaning that the majority of children have one or both parents that are undocumented (Cauthen and Dinan). "[While] nearly every major human rights treaty recognizes the need for special protection for children [,]" these children are extremely vulnerable and unprotected by our government (Baum et al.). September 11, 2001, brought about many changes in the government ... new problems, including a host of human rights and financial issues associated with the annual detention and removal of immigrants (Barry 28)." While some children, including citizen childre...
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