Obama Administration: No ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ at Border

Obama Administration: No ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ at Border
According to an internal June 4 ICE e-mail message distributed widely to managers in headquarters and field offices, personnel were urged to refrain from using the official acronym UAC, in favor of “unaccompanied child”.  

Obama taking more media heat as he skips border visit during crisis
Obama is in Texas but isn’t visiting the border, which has been overwhelmed by vast waves of Central American children seeking refuge in the United States. Does that matter? How important is what political pros call the “optics” of the situation? After all, the media hammered George W. Bush for flying over New Orleans after Katrina, rather than engage with victims on the ground.

Texas Gov. Perry: Illegal immigrant surge a ‘humanitarian crisis’ Obama can stop
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday on “Hannity” that President Obama needs to act now to stop the surge in illegal immigrants flooding across his state’s border, calling it “a humanitarian crisis that he has the ability to stop.” The Republican governor spoke out after meeting with Obama in Texas Wednesday afternoon. Both sides called the meeting “constructive” and said they agreed philosophically. However, Perry said he is concerned that Obama did not indicate he will take the immediate action he requested: to use his power as commander-in-chief to send the National Guard to secure the border.