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From ImmigrationProf Blog: Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants?:

Tonight, President Obama will be having a press conference to push his healthcare reform agenda. Asked by CBS News' Katie Couric in an exclusive interview yesterday whether undocumented immigrants should be covered under a new health care plan, President Obama responded simply, "no." But he said there may need to be an exception to that policy for children
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When was the last time you saw the MSM sobbing about the stories of Mexican, Ecuadorian, Ghanan, Dominican, Kenyan or even Filipino families being torn apart by Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the way the Japanese are doing with this Filipino family?

From Schoolgirl told to choose: Country or parents - CNN.com:

The scene was the emotional climax to a story a decade and a half in the making -- one that has tugged at heartstrings in Japan, but ultimately failed to sway to an unyielding bureaucracy that activists say violates human rights.

We should have daily reports of the millions of US born children being deprived of their parents thanks to the human rights abuses labeled immigration "enforcement". As if being an undocumented resident were a crime equal to robbing a bank or raping your neighbor.
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AS I'VE WRITTEN BEFORE, I had the lie of Age=Authority shown to me early in life. Whether it was the peer beat-downs that sometimes found me due to my being a tiny kid; the police occasionally appearing as adversaries to my family or their friends; the rebellious music I grew up hearing; the fact that my caretakers were at times drastically incompetent or hostile or both; or certain teachers displaying inappropriate stupidity, immaturity, or outright aggression—I labored under no belief that big people were infallible or expert.

I moved around. A lot. In some places, I found that this skepticism was not necessarily the norm in my peer groups. Some friends (most, in some areas) seemed to have kneejerk reactions to authority, be it teacher, priest, police, or parent. That reaction was to publicly obey, even to fear, to reflexively genuflect. Regardless of what the friend said, felt, or did in private. I did not, at least, suffer that contradiction. Perhaps that is unfortunate...and yet in the world I've known, it was best. Either way, it eventually labeled me as insubordinate, rebellious, and trouble. But what is a child to do in the face of fake and often-harmful authority—but rage?

The realization hit me over and over, though. I think we have a sense built in, a sense that expects the aged to know more. It would stand to reason. Biologically sound. Perpetuates necessary bonds and perhaps life-saving obeisance to caretakers.

Our first systems of hierarchy are probably age. Kids boast of a quarter-year seniority on each other, and it means all the world, and none of them argue the standard of measurement. It makes sense. Because even one day in a life can add an unmeasurable amount of wisdom. Should we choose to take it.

That's the thing. That's what rose up and hit me again. Even with all I had learned about authority figures, I was stunned later to realize how many adults remained as children. And I don't mean childlike. I mean childish.
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Protecting Our Children" NICWA Conference

Event: Protecting Our Children - NICWA Conference
Date: April 20-23, 2008
Time: See the event brochure below for conference schedule.
Location: Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
7800 Normandale Blvd.
Bloomington, MN 55439

Details: Celebrating 30 Years of the Indian Child Welfare Act: Keeping the Promise

Contact Info: For more information contact (503) 222-4044 or visit www.nicwa.org/conference/

Details: Event Brochure (PDF Document)

Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse Neglect

Type of Event: Conference
Hosted By: NICWA
Event Dates: 4/20/2008 - 4/23/2008
Event Location: Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Isla Dane
Contact Phone:503-222-4044
Website: http://www.nicwa.org/conference/

Course Description:This year’s conference will focus on the future of Indian child welfare and how each of us—tribal leaders, ICW workers, and other stakeholders—share the important responsibility in continuing this work. Workshops and presentations will feature innovative strategies to effectively meet the needs of our children and families through strong, collaborative partnerships.

How to Register: http://www.nicwa.org/conference/