My family moved to the United States in search of a better life almost twenty years ago. They faced a lot of challenges to move here and worked endlessly to provide a better life for my brother and I.
While listening to the podcasts and understanding the dangers and challenges that families and young children face, it made me remember the challenges I faced moving to the USA. After watching “Baby Constantin” by Caitlin Dickerson, I felt very emotional to see that an innocent child was separated from his family at the border at just four months old. At such a tender age, it must have been very traumatizing for him and his parents, not knowing whether he would be treated properly and fed. This was one of the sad cases which shocked a judge and he called for a wakeup call.
Question: Shouldn’t there be an age limit when targeting families at the borders instead of traumatizing young innocent lives?
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“Shouldn’t there be an age limit when targeting families at the borders instead of traumatizing young innocent lives?” This is a good hard question, especially considering psychologists have found the traumatic effects of even short-term involuntary separation are long lasting. I think, sadly, many people don’t know that separations are still happening and that many of the families that made the news in 2018 are still separated.