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This week the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a statement in response to President Trump ’s executive order on immigration.  We are reprinting their statement in full below:AAP Statement on Protecting Immigrant Children1/25/2017 by: Fernando Stein, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics" The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to protect the health and well-being of all children —no matter where they or their parents were born. Following today ' s immigration-focused Executive Orders signed by President Donald Trump, the Academy underscores continued commitment to our mission and reiterates our support for immigrant children and their families." Immigrant families are our neighbors, they are part of every community, and they are our patients. The Executive Orders signed today are harmful to immigrant children and families throughout our country. Many of the children who will be most affected are the victims of unspeakable violence and have been exposed to trauma. Children do not immigrate, they flee. They are coming to the U.S. seeking safe haven in our country and they need our compassion and assistance. Broad scale expansion of family detention only exacerbates their suffering." Far too many children in this country already live in constant fear that their parents will be taken into custody or deported, and the message these children received today from the highest levels of our federal government exacerbates that fea...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news