Foster kids weren’t separated by the US government to punish their parents for a misdemeanor and deter others. Unaccompanied kids at the border weren’t either. Equating the forced separation policy to those two says more about you—and cognitive dissonance—than about the policy.
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While it's true that CPS is not always fair, and that any kids separated from their families experience trauma, there are important differences between these 2 things. Each state has clear statutes that they must follow regarding taking children into care ...
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... that the practice currently at issue is glaringly missing. First, records regarding familial connections are required - no CPS worker I know would imagine removing a child without careful records regarding FROM WHOM the child had been removed. Secondly, at least in CA, ...
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... offering reunification services intended to help the parent correct the problem that led to having a child removed is the default next-step. CPS HAS to show cause and get approval through a specific process to deny a parent these services. Next, social workers are ...
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... required to identify all kin who could potentially care for the child. I have personally helped parents whose children have been removed complete the forms that communicate this to CPS - they are detailed and extensive. I work for a place that provides ...
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... some of the reunification services that some parents participate in as part of getting their children back. CPS is even required to make sure incarcerated parents can participate in reunification services, and A LOT of support is provided to these families ...
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... to give them the chance to correct things that pit their child in danger in their homes. Lastly, the decision to permanently sever a child from a parent is NOT undertaken lightly. There are requirements that MUST be met to do so, hearings that MUST take place...
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... and throughout, BOTH the parent and the child are provided with attorneys SEPERATE from the parents' criminal cases, and these attorneys TALK to one another. The difference between the process for removing children from the care of U.S. parents and the "process" being...
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... employed at the border for separating migrant children from their parent(s) is VASTLY different. If you equate the two, but are not advocating for migrant families to receive the same services U.S. families do, I can only conclude that you are being alarmist and ...
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