OPINION
Do You Know Where the Migrant Children Are? Why States Can't Wait for Trump's Fix.
Jason Piccolo | Nov 23, 2024
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The numbers are staggering: According to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, more than 350,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been released to sponsors across America since 2021 - that's 107,686 children in 2021, 128,686 in 2022, and 121,661 in 2023. These aren't just statistics – they represent real children in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our communities. While we anticipate the restoration of strong federal oversight in 2025, even if the Trump administration takes immediate action on day one, hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children already in our communities need help now. We cannot wait for federal solutions while children remain at risk today.
I testified before Florida's 2023 Statewide Grand Jury investigation, which revealed a troubling reality. Children as young as 6, 7, and 8 years old are being placed in communities through a federal system that often loses track of them. This isn't a border state issue – it's happening in every state across America. What I witnessed during those proceedings should shock every state into immediate action.
If you live in these communities, you have the right – and responsibility – to ask your state representatives the hard questions:
* How many of these 350,000 children were placed in your state?
* Where are they living?
* Are they attending school?
* Is anyone checking on their welfare?
* How many have lost contact with authorities?
* What is our state doing to protect these children?
* Why aren't we investigating like Florida did?
Demand answers from your governors, state legislators, and attorneys general – regardless of their party affiliation. Child safety transcends political divisions.
Whether your state leadership is Republican or Democratic, at the local or state level, these children need advocates now. These aren't just policy questions – they're about vulnerable children living in your community right now.
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