What Will Happen To Immigrant Kids In Border Crisis? Obama Official Evasive.

[Purveyor]

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refused to directly answer a question Sunday about whether unaccompanied children in the recent flood of illegal immigration will be deported.

By Mark Sappenfield, Staff writer July 6, 2014

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson went on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday to send the message that the Obama administration will "stem the tide" of undocumented immigrants currently flooding into Texas.

For most of the interview, however, he inadvertently illustrated why conservatives think President Obama is soft on illegal immigration and why they think his policies are largely to blame for a nearly 10-fold increase in unaccompanied minors crossing the border since 2011.

Three times, host David Gregory tried to pin down Secretary Johnson on whether most of the 52,000 undocumented children who have crossed the border illegally and alone since the beginning of October will be deported. And three times, Johnson turned to his talking points.

"There is a deportation proceeding that is commenced against the child," Johnson said when asked the first time. "Now that proceeding can take some time, and so we're looking at options – added flexibility to deal with the children in particular."

Mr. Gregory acknowledged the process, but pressed for a more direct answer: "Are they going to be deported or not?"

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2014/0706/What-will-happen-to-immigrant-kids-in-border-crisis-Obama-official-evasive

[murielm99]

1. He answered.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025203576