Paul thanks, a thread that reminds me some of us still care, and too that some never did never will, post the Nazi horrors we seem to have adopted much of their hate filled habits, challenge some here to hold one of those broken hearted kids in their arms,some both want no aid and no refugee.migration flow,America once proudly said send me your poor and suffering, these days it makes its own post Trump watch his supporters claim they never liked him.

Oh Paul, perhaps your frustration should be aimed at the irresponsible parents who put these kids on the boats in the first place. But hey, why let the truth get in the way of a good story hey Paul.

For anyone interested in the history of immigration
to the USA here is a link:

http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island#

Things were handled differently in the past and even
recently. And children were never ever kept in cages
no matter how they entered the country - legally or
otherwise.

Why would anyone in favour of abortion now be concerned about parents and kids being separated from parents. pleeeease!

Someone has to take it up to you Left wing "ratties",and you know that you were stirring the possum.

Dear o sung wu,

That poem was written before Ellis Island was an entry point. There was little or no illegal immigration. My grandfather came to the USA, got off the boat at Castle Garden and was free to anywhere he liked. He arrived in a cabin. For folks who couldn't afford better than steerage there were some formalities. It was not until 1924 that immigration was greatly restricted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1924

As a result of that act many fleeing Hitler or other totalitarian governments were sent back to concentration camps or slaughtered.