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The tragic situation at the US/Mexico border, where thousands of children have been separated from their parents and detained in cages, is far from being solved. This article, "Physicians Unhappy with Child Immigrant Detention Policy," in MedPage Today (June 23) discusses some of the very urgent problems that need to be solved right now--but that are not being addressed:


https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/73634?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-06-23&eun=g345846d0r&pos=17&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-06-23&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days


The law and the court system move entirely too slowly when children are involved. Of course snap decisions shouldn't be made, either, but these are children whose lives are being profoundly affected with every day they're having to spend away from what is familiar to them.
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