Should the Federal Government Be Doing More to Protect Unaccompanied Child Migrants?:and Cons Migrant Children.

UNACCOMPANIED immigrant children; LEGAL status of immigrant children; IMMIGRANT children; IMMIGRATION law; UNDOCUMENTED immigrants; GOVERNMENT policy

The article addresses the debate on whether the U.S. government should do more to protect unaccompanied immigrant children entering the U.S. Topics discussed include the definition of an unaccompanied alien child (UAC) under U.S. laws, the key provisions of the Flores Settlement Agreement designed to establish a nationwide policy for the treatment of UACs and the government agencies responsible for the treatment of UACs. Also discussed are ways some illegal immigrants exploit the loopholes in U.S. immigration laws.