No Children Here Analysis
“Many children are turning themselves over to Border Patrol agents upon arrival and are not seeking to evade apprehension,” is a statement from the Children in Danger reading that really stood out. It is a statement that highlights the severity of the situation which these minors fleeing from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are facing. To be so afraid of where one is coming from that these children feel safer in the hands of border patrol is what makes the participation of other nations in granting asylum to theses individuals imperative. The reading states that, “Honduras had a homicide rate of 90.4 per 100,000 people. El Salvador and Guatemala had homicide rates of 41.2 and 39.9” and that “48 percent of the 404 children UNHCR interviewed
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In the methodology section, the children are asked questions about family, personal exercise where violence was inflicted on them, and events where they saw violence being inflicted on others. Having an understanding of what is asked and how puts a different tone on what theses kids go through once they reach the United States and are under the watch of some governmental group that is working to evaluate their situation, “Then, we ask if they were actively studying, what grade they last completed, how they performed academically, what type of school they attended, and if not studying, why they quit when they did. We ask a similar set of questions about if they are actively working. After that, we explicitly ask them why they wanted to leave the country, and depending on the reason(s) they give, a series of follow up questions specific to that reason.” Initially, I assumed it was more of an invasive and impersonal process, but from what I read in the Kennedy ready, it seems as if the process is done by a sympathetic case worker who is trying to access to help, not judge. While alarming, these readings did give some reassurance that we have revelry just practices in the situations unaccompanied minors are trying to obtain asylum, that being said, the system could be amended in my opinion by establishing facilities in thees countries where theses individuals can seek help before the long and dangerous journey to another
In the methodology section, the children are asked questions about family, personal exercise where violence was inflicted on them, and events where they saw violence being inflicted on others. Having an understanding of what is asked and how puts a different tone on what theses kids go through once they reach the United States and are under the watch of some governmental group that is working to evaluate their situation, “Then, we ask if they were actively studying, what grade they last completed, how they performed academically, what type of school they attended, and if not studying, why they quit when they did. We ask a similar set of questions about if they are actively working. After that, we explicitly ask them why they wanted to leave the country, and depending on the reason(s) they give, a series of follow up questions specific to that reason.” Initially, I assumed it was more of an invasive and impersonal process, but from what I read in the Kennedy ready, it seems as if the process is done by a sympathetic case worker who is trying to access to help, not judge. While alarming, these readings did give some reassurance that we have revelry just practices in the situations unaccompanied minors are trying to obtain asylum, that being said, the system could be amended in my opinion by establishing facilities in thees countries where theses individuals can seek help before the long and dangerous journey to another