Subject: CTR Talking Points: Hillary Clinton on Undocumented Immigrant Children and the Crisis at the Border
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Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:32:56 -0400
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*TALKING POINTS: **Hillary Clinton on Undocumented Immigrant Children and
the Crisis at the Border*

*“We need to, on a humanitarian basis, provide emergency care for all
children. I don’t care who they are, or where they come from. They need to
be given the basics and necessities and as much love as we can.” – Hillary
Clinton*

*In recent interviews, including one with Fusion’s Jorge Ramos
airing Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton discussed the crisis at the border
with the influx of unaccompanied and undocumented immigrant children
arriving from Central America:*

·         In a discussion with Jorge Ramos about the ongoing border crisis,
Hillary Clinton recommended a screening process for the children to
distinguish between “migrant” children and “refugees” on a case by case
basis.

·         Hillary explained that the children who qualify as refugees or
have family in the United States would be allowed to stay, and the children
who don’t qualify for asylum or have a family connection here should be
deported.

·         When Hillary Clinton recently told
<http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1406/17/se.01.html> CNN’s Christiane
Amanpour that some of the immigrant children should be sent back, she was
referring to “migrant” children who can be reunited with families in their
home countries, as long as we know there are responsible adults to receive
them.

·         Hillary told
<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/clinton-us-needs-orderly-process-border-kids>
Jorge
Ramos that the U.S. needs a “sensible, orderly process” for children
crossing the border. According to Clinton, "A lot of people are
understandably, as I am, upset about what's happened to these kids but if
we don't have a procedure, it's not going to stop."

·         Hillary thinks we need a system in place in Honduras, Guatemala
and El Salvador to screen children in their home countries, so that those
who qualify can come safely and those who don’t qualify will be less likely
to make the dangerous journey.

·         Hillary has repeatedly said that we must provide emergency care
even to those children who don’t qualify to stay in the U.S. As she told
Jorge Ramos, “We need to, on a humanitarian basis, provide emergency care
for all of the children. I don’t care who they are, where they come from.
They need to be given the basics and necessities and as much love as we
can.”

·         Clinton’s position is consistent with the Obama administration’s
policy.  Clinton and the Obama administration both support comprehensive
immigration reform and increased funding for border security.

*Hillary Clinton is Pro-Immigrant and Pro-DREAM Act:*

·         Clinton is a vocal supporter of immigration reform and a pathway
to citizenship.  She has consistently voted in favor of comprehensive
immigration reform. 5/25/06
<http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?&congress=109&session=2&vote=00157>
, 6/28/07
<http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00235>

·         Clinton is a supporter of the DREAM Act and advocated for it on
the Senate floor. 10/24/07
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r110:S24OC7-0015:>

·         In the Senate, Hillary Clinton introduced an amendment to reunite
families separated by the immigration system.  The amendment would have
reclassified the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents
as immediate relatives.  6/6/07
<http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00195>

·         Clinton introduced a bill to restore access to Medicaid and SCHIP
benefits for legal immigrant pregnant women and children. 3/5/07
<http://beta.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/764?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Legal+Immigrant+Children%27s+Health+Improvement+%22%5D%7D>

·         Clinton introduced a bill to provide more funding for job
training for people with limited English language skills. 7/31/03
<http://beta.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1543?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Access+to+Employment+and+English+Language+Acquisition+Act%22%5D%7D>