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The Oklahoman - Editorial Board
Over the course of this year, as many as 90,000 minors fleeing crime- and poverty-ridden Central American countries could be given haven in the United States. Few will ever return to their homeland, prompting U.S. Rep. Tom Cole to say this week: “We need to have some frank policy discussions.”
The Oklahoman - Rick Green and Chris Casteel
Hundreds of young people who came across the southern U.S. border illegally are expected to begin arriving this week at Fort Sill, where they will be housed temporarily.
“Our target date to begin receiving children at Fort Sill is Friday, June 13,” Kenneth J. Wolfe, spokesman for the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said Monday.
News9 - Michael Konopasek
Questions remained unanswered late Monday over what will come of more than 600 illegal juvenile immigrants on their way to Oklahoma from Texas and Arizona.
Federal officials said the children, who could be living at Ft. Sill for up to four months, could be at the post as early as Tuesday morning.
"As far as the financial [impact], it's putting more [of a] burden here," Lawton resident Cedric Lax said.
KFOR - Jesse Wells
A plan to house hundreds of illegal immigrants at an Oklahoma military base comes under fire.
Officials at Fort Sill announced they would help house somewhere between 600 and 1,200 children.
Those kids are in our country illegally.
That’s sparked two criticisms from Republicans.
They don’t like military bases being used for non military needs and they’re critical of President Obama’s immigration policies.
“It is alarming to have 1200 children in a military installation,” said governor Mary Fallin.
KSWO News 7
As many as 1,200 illegal immigrant children could be coming to live at fort sill as soon as Friday.
Over the past two years, the number of unaccompanied minors has spiked dramatically from 6,000 to more than 66,000, and it's believed by 2016 that number will soar to more than 140,000. Now, the governor is speaking out against the decision to place some of them on post.
With recent events and remembering D-Day 70 years ago, we are grateful for the men and women who courageously volunteer their service in our military to preserve and defend freedom. Whether serving on our own soil or directly in harm’s way overseas, the lives of our military are irreplaceable.
The Hill - Cristina Marcos
Reps. John Delaney (D-Md.) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.) have introduced a bill to establish a commission to study how Social Security can achieve fiscal solvency.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits by 2031.
Delaney argued that Congress should start reviewing how to maintain Social Security sooner rather than later.