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Influx of illegal unaccompanied children a "humanitarian" situation: White House

2014-06-10 115 Dailymotion

The White House calls it an "an urgent humanitarian situation."<br/> <br />Thousands of children crossing illegally from Central America without their parents, without any adults.<br/> <br />And this is where nearly a thousand of them have already been bussed to.<br/> <br />A border patrol facility in Nogales, Arizona, near the Mexican border.<br/> <br />Florida Republican Senator Marc Rubio speaking to CBS on Monday.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: SEN. MARC RUBIO (R-FL) SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is something we should approach first and foremost as a humanitarian issue, not simply an immigration one. Having a large number of children crossing that border by traffickers is just going to be a magnate for all sorts of bad actors."<br/> <br />Many of the children are escaping dangerous conditions back home, in countries like El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.<br/> <br />U.S. immigration officials hope to connect the children with relatives across the country, until ICE can set up a court date for each child.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: IMMIGRATIO

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