Appearing in the Capitol with the presidents of Honduras and Guatemala, the minority leader suggested Democrats wouldn't accept any border-assistance bill that rolls back the mandatory due process rights currently afforded those children.
“We are committed to addressing their humanitarian needs; we are committed to due process for them,” Pelosi said during a briefing. “In order for that to happen, we must pass the president’s request.
”With more than 57,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border since October, Congress is wrestling with a legislative response that will speed the processing of those kids while ensuring they aren’t sent back into harm’s way.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina blamed the crisis on drug smugglers, known as coyotes, who are “misinforming” families that they can buy their children a permanent home in the United States.
“They’re making a lot of money,” Molina said through a translator, “but through deception.”
“They’re making a lot of money,” Molina said through a translator, “but through deception.”
