The real sin of migrant detention isn’t at the hands of the government
Jazz ShawPosted at 4:31 pm on December 3, 2018
We’re still hearing stories and seeing images of the children of illegal immigrants being detained after they encounter immigration officials. While the real fault for their situation rests on the shoulders of the adults who put them in such a precarious position by illegally trying to bring them across the border, it’s still difficult not to be sympathetic to their plight. But who is actually housing these kids while their status is being determined?
In many cases, it’s not the government at all. That job gets contracted out to a variety of organizations, including charities. And not all of them are on the up and up. The New York Times had a surprisingly even-handed story this weekend covering one of these agencies. The person at the center of the tale is Juan Sanchez, founder of Southwest Key Programs. Supposedly a “charity†designed to aid impoverished children, it turns out that Sanchez has been raking in massive amounts of cash while not spending very much of it on his young charges living in overcrowded facilities.
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/03/real-sin-migrant-detention-isnt-hands-government/
