I have tears in my eyes and I am filled with support for the compassionate caring couple providing a home for the children whose parents have been detained by immigration officials, (“Immigration officials took their parents. Why this Portland couple gave 4 kids a new home,” Sept. 13).
They opened their home to their friends’ children, without asking for help from state or local governments. As an Oregonian, I think we all have more responsibility to support this family.
The only Department of Human Services employee interviewed for the article said the law only requires government to contact a parent or guardian if abuse is reported. In this case, the children’s parents were forced by our federal immigration authorities to be separated from their children…