William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, named for a 19th-century British abolitionist.
Originally pushed by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers as well as by
evangelical groups to combat sex trafficking, the bill gave substantial new
protections to children entering the country alone who were not from Mexico or
Canada by prohibiting them from being quickly sent back to their country of
origin.
Instead, it required that they be given an opportunity to appear at an
immigration hearing and consult with an advocate, and it recommended that they
have access to counsel. It also required that they be turned over to the care
of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the agency was directed to
place the minor “in the least restrictive setting that is in the best interest
of the child” and to explore reuniting those children with family members.
This law was signed in
2008 and is the law of the land our land … Now it has come around to bite the
US in the butt but more importantly holds up a mirror for us to see how far we
have fallen in not caring for those of who need this care the most…
The cry is “ Not a dime
“ for the care of the Kids ( minors )
send them home… Ok so who picks up the Tab for the ticket home where ever home
is for these children Who pays for the food to keep them alive while the train
cars are lined up for trans port…… What is Wrong with us people have we become
what we hated a few generations back?
