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1000 Children Fleeing Violent Honduras Heading to Violent Chicago
1000 Children Fleeing Violent Honduras Heading to Violent Chicago | CNS News
While we have our own challenges at home we can ignore those ! Good for you Rahm.
[cns-donate](CNSNews.com) - A thousand children said to be fleeing the violence in Central America will be welcomed to Chicago, where local children are routinely in the cross-fire of gang-related grudges.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at the request of the Obama administration in which he formerly served, says he is working with local organizations to make room for up to one thousand additional unaccompanied children "traveling" from Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border in the coming year.
The influx of unaccompanied child migrants is a growing humanitarian crisis that we can no longer ignore, said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. While we have our own challenges at home, we cannot turn our backs on children who are fleeing dangerous conditions. We will do our part to ensure that these children are given access to services and treated fairly and humanely.
The city is also asking Chicago law firms to provide free legal assistance to the foreign children.
1000 Children Fleeing Violent Honduras Heading to Violent Chicago | CNS News
While we have our own challenges at home we can ignore those ! Good for you Rahm.