Save The Children

The growing influx of child refugees from Central America is causing a humanitarian crisis on the southern border of the United States. It's also causing vociferous and agitated political upheaval in Washington, D.C.

Some politicians and political factions argue for the immediate deportation of these child immigrants. "American shouldn't be a 'sugar daddy'," one prominent congressman has stated. His suggested solution to the crisis: a large block of one-way airline tickets.

Consider for a moment that these same politicians and factions have fought tirelessly over the years against abortion rights. They pass highly restrictive laws with the expressed intent of protecting children.

And yet, when living, breathing children show up at the border asking for refuge from dire poverty, sex slavery, and rampant gang violence, the "every life is sacred" movement wants to put them on a plane and deport them back to their dangerous nations and neighborhoods.

A child is a child. A life is a life. If you're going to advocate for some of them, don't turn your back on the rest of them.

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