Despite 'Ample Warning,' U.S. Was Unprepared For Latest Surge Of Migrant Children
President Joe Biden's administration is scrambling to contain one of the first big political firestorms of his presidency as thousands of migrant children arrive at the border without their parents.
President Joe Biden's administration is scrambling to deal with an increasingly difficult challenge on the Southwest border that's become one of the first big political firestorms of his nascent presidency.
A growing number of migrants are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, many to seek asylum, and the government wasn't prepared for a huge influx of children who are coming alone, without their parents.
"Right now, what we're seeing is just a volume that the federal government was unprepared to address despite ample warning that it was coming their way," said Jennifer Nagda, policy director at the non-profit Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.
Over the weekend, the Biden administration
