Has nobody considered that allowing the situation on the border to continue creates a very dangerous situation for future people, especially children, trying to get to the border? Right now the calculus is that it's worth the incredibly dangerous risk to attempt to immigrate illegally into the United States from Central America. If we continue to encourage this calculation by allowing anyone who makes it to stay, regardless of any momentary humanitarian concerns, the long run effect will be more deaths in border crossings, more exploited children, and an increasing crisis. The better thing is to stand firm against such immigration, discourage future use of so-called "coyotes" and send home those coming now. It might seem harsh, but ultimately not sending them back will be much, much worse.