Child Immigration Situation: Hundreds of Protests Planned This Weekend Over Immigration Crisis
Protesters are taking to the streets all over the country this weekend in response to the U.S. government's handling of the current child immigration situation, according to Fox News Latino.
From Philadelphia -- hundreds of miles from the epicenter of the crisis -- to Florida, supporters and opposition of the thousands of undocumented immigrants that have been streaming across the Texas border from Central America since October.
"The people have been silent for too long," said Margaret Adelsberger, a member of Pennsylvanians for Immigration Control and Enforcement. "We've been invaded. It's a war."
But not all in America agree with her stance. Carmen Guerro, who is a Mexican immigrant, was of a different mind.
"We are not criminals, we are not bad people," she said. "We are just human beings."
The protests are in response to an influx of immigration into the U.S. that's been on the rise since October. Since that time, more than 50,000 undocumented children have come into the country, according to MSNBC. That number is expected to reach 90,000 this year.
The Obama administration has asked for close to $4 billion to address the problem, but the House hasn't approved the funds. President Obama next week plans to meet with leaders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to address the problem. The majority of the undocumented immigrants are coming from these countries.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said Central America needs help from the U.S. in dealing with drug violence and poverty, which he said have made worse the child immigration problem.
The weekend's major protests are being led by three anti-immigration groups: American Legal Immigration Political Action Committee; Overpasses for America; and Make Them Listen.
At the Philadelphia protest, the local CBS affiliate reported that immigration opposition outnumbered support four to one.
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