That's another issue the media has muddled. Asylum.

For those seeking asylum legally, children are NOT separated. Only if they have broken the law first, if they have illegally crossed the border prior to asking for asylum (although many aren't even interested in asylum to begin with.)

And the real kicker here... you do NOT have to go to the border to seek asylum. You can do that in any consulate in any country/city where they exist as a refugee. There are also asylum-type programs for those who do not meet the refugee qualification.

What the illegal crossers are expecting to do is to bypass the law. Illegally cross, then seek asylum after. But by then the system loses them. They disappear and do not show to asylum hearings and cannot be found.

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