Taking Migrant Children From Parents Is Illegal, U.N. Tells U.S.

Kevin Druger

This article discusses the United States immigration practices, and how the United Nations has expressed its concerns with them. The article states that on the U.S. is separating children from their parents as they attempt to cross the border. The U.N. has declared that doing so is a violation of the children’s human rights. I find this article interesting and relevant to what we have discussed in class. As we have discussed the U.N. has been created to supply the global political community with a form of structure. But, as we have also discussed much of the U.N.’s policies lack the teeth to be enforced. Regardless of one’s views of what is taking place on the border, this article is a great example of this. The U.N. has declared that the actions of the U.S. are a violation of human rights, but the U.S. has basically stated they will not change their practices. As the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. stated “Neither the United Nations nor anyone else will dictate how the United States upholds its borders.” This is a perfect example of how the nations that are in the United Nations are more concerned with their State sovereignty than the views of the U.N.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/world/americas/us-un-migrant-children-families.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=sectionfront