DISPENSABLE YOUTH: WHY AMERICA SHOULD ACCOMMODATE UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT CHILDREN
By Ingrid Cole-Johnson

May 2017–2400 children detained
Sept. 2018–12,800 children detained
—> this is due to the reduced amount of youth released from federal custody and into alternative sponsors and foster families (Dickerson, 2018)

Tent facilities, such as Tornillo in Texas are incredibly expensive—$750/child per day (Dickerson, 2018)

Longevity puts a toll on mental wellness (Dickerson, 2018)

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• 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Plyler v. Doe—prevented schools from requesting students social security numbers, immigration status, etc.
• Proposal 1996 to the exclusion of undocumented children from public school—failed to pass through (Morse, Lodvina, 1999)

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008– gov’t inquiry into safety of child in being able to go home
(Prah, 2013)