I think one of the things that people need to understand, one of my most haunting memories was doing a school visit and seeing a fifth-grade boy clearly distracted, kind of not paying attention, and me kneeling down to ask him if he was okay, and him in a very quiet voice saying, my mom went to jail last night.
Cicilline reflects on the impact of parental incarceration on children.
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The United States is a country of 350 million with the world's largest economy and a proud tradition of accepting refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants.
I abhor the abuse of children. I have been at the border, and I have held unaccompanied children--desperately sent, because they come from desperate circumstances.
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